Facebook removes hundreds more pages linked to the Myanmar military

Facebook is still grappling with its very big problem in Myanmar.

Since the UN determined the spread of fake news on the social network played a role in the genocide of the Rohingya Muslims living in Myanmar, Facebook has made attempts to deal with the issue. The company has performed three major purges of bad actors on its platform that it believes were contributing to the genocide. Its most recent action was announced on Tuesday night.

Facebook removed 425 Facebook Pages, 17 Facebook Groups, 135 Facebook accounts, and 15 Instagram accounts in Myanmar for engaging in what the company calls “coordinated inauthentic behavior.”  Read more...