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Myanmar Military Blocks Facebook in Post-Coup Crackdown on Digital Information

Source: BBC News · Tier A · Highly Reliable · 90/100

Originally published by BBC News on 2021-02-03.

Myanmar coup: Military blocks Facebook for sake of ‘stability’

Myanmar’s military rulers have blocked access to Facebook, days after they overthrew the democratic government.

Officials said the social media platform - for many in Myanmar the main source of online information - would be blocked…

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