Facebook DELETES Myanmar Military apos;s Page For Inciting Violence

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Facebook has deleted a page run by Myanmar's military a day after riot police opened fire on protesters, killing two people.
The junta's 'True News' information service was was kicked off the platform Sunday as the social media company accused it of inciting violence.
Security forces in the country have steadily increased violence against a massive and largely peaceful civil disobedience campaign.
Facebook has deleted a page run by Myanmar's military a day after riot police opened fire on protesters, killing two people
A police officer stands guard behind barricades blocked in front of Yangon City Hall near Sule pagoda in Yangon
The Nobel laureate was taken into custody along with her top political allies at the start of the month, but the new regime has insisted it took power lawfully.
It has used Facebook to claim Suu Kyi's landslide election victory last November was tainted by voter fraud and issue stark warnings to the protest movement - which is demanding that the army relinquish power.
A spokesperson for the platform said the Tatmadaw True News Information Team page was removed for tour yên tử 'repeated violations of our Community Standards prohibiting incitement of violence and coordinating harm'.
The social media giant has banned hundreds of army-linked pages in recent years after being criticised for its ineffective response to malicious posts in the country.
Security forces in the country have steadily increased violence against a massive and largely peaceful civil disobedience campaign
The junta's 'True News' information service was was kicked off the platform Sunday as the social media company accused it of inciting violence
Protesters have been demanding the release of deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Much of the content targeted the country's stateless Rohingya Muslim minority, around 750,000 of whom fled into neighbouring Bangladesh after an army crackdown in 2017.
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and other top military leaders were booted from the platform a year later, following a UN investigation that recommended they face a genocide prosecution over the violence.
The platform has also banned insurgent groups battling the military on the country's frontiers and a hardline Buddhist monks' group accused of inciting violence against Muslims.
Police charge forward to disperse protesters in Mandalay, Myanmar, as crowds gathered to protest the army coup on Saturday
Demonstrators run from teargas fired by police during a protest against the military coup in Mandalay
Protesters hold out bullet cartridges and ammunition for slingshots after security forces fired on demonstrators at a rally
Much of Myanmar has been in uproar since Suu Kyi's ouster on February 1, with large street demonstrations seen in major cities and kynghidongduong.vn isolated villages alike.
Two people were killed on Saturday after security forces fired on a crowd in the central city of Mandalay. 
The junta has also imposed nightly internet blackouts and tour du lịch yên tử banned social media platforms including Facebook in an effort to bring the protest campaign to heel.