Facebook takes down more Myanmar accounts over military links

FILE PHOTO: The entrance sign to Facebook headquarters is seen in Menlo Park, California, on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has removed hundreds of additional accounts, pages and groups in Myanmar from its social networks after discovering what it called "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" and links to the country's military.

The social media giant had previously removed accounts, including that of Myanmar's army chief, after criticism it had failed to act on hate speech amid violence against Rohingya Muslims in the country.