Facebook removes accounts for Myanmar military officials

CAIRO, Aug 27 (SEE) – Facebook announced today it was removing certain Myanmar military officials from the social media website and an Instagram account to prevent the spread of hate and misinformation after reviewing the content, Reuters reported.

Facebook said: ''We’re removing a total of 18 Facebook accounts, one Instagram account and 52 Facebook Pages, followed by almost 12 million people,” Facebook said in a blog post.''

Facebook  has banned 20 Burmese inpiduals and organizations from Facebook including Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the military’s Myawady television network.