Meta to ban all Myanmar-army controlled businesses from platforms


Meta had already announced in February it would stop all entities linked to the military from advertising on its platforms. - Reuters

YANGON (Reuters): Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, said on Wednesday (Dec 8) it would ban all Myanmar-military controlled businesses from having a presence on its platforms in an expansion of its earlier curbs on the country's security forces.

The US tech giant had already announced in February it would stop all entities linked to the military, known as the Tatmadaw, from advertising on its platforms.

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