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Meta removes Myanmar army-linked businesses from Facebook

Social media company denies ban is related to lawsuit launched by Rohingya refugees

Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, has removed pages, groups and accounts representing businesses controlled by Myanmar’s military, which seized power in February.

Wednesday’s announcement came a day after groups representing Rohingya Muslim refugees in the US and the UK filed a lawsuit seeking $150bn from the company, which they alleged allowed hate speech to proliferate on its platform in Myanmar.

The plaintiffs alleged that Facebook’s algorithms prioritised “dangerous and harmful content” and that the company was repeatedly warned about “the vast quantities of anti-Rohingya hate speech and misinformation on its system”. 

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