Facebook bans Myanmar military from its platforms with immediate effect

February 25, 2021adminLeave a Comment

Facebook on Thursday said it had banned the Myanmar military from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms with immediate effect, as weeks of mass demonstrations continue in the Southeast Asian country after the military seized power. “Events since the February 1 coup, including deadly violence, have precipitated a need for this ban,” Facebook said in […]

Myanmar rattled by army movements, apparent internet cutoff

February 15, 2021adminLeave a Comment

YANGON: Sightings of armoured personnel carriers in Myanmar‘s biggest city and an internet shutdown raised political tensions late Sunday, after vast numbers of people around the country flouted orders against demonstrations to protest the military’s seizure of power. Public concern has already been heightened for the past few nights by what many charge is the […]