In order to attract foreign investors, Myanmar has been trying to divert attention from the Rohingya crisis, where about 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled the country since 2017.
Facebook has banned four insurgent groups fighting Myanmar’s military after it was criticised for not doing enough to block content fuelling the military conflict.
A UN inquiry blamed the exodus on a military campaign with “genocidal intent,” which the government denies. “Contrary to achieving the stated aim of decreasing tensions, this selective banning may contribute to feelings of inequality by ethnic minorities,” Lee said in a report she will present to the UN Human Rights Council on March 11.
Lee’s report did not detail the steps taken by other social media firms. But it aims to ensure platforms “including Facebook and Twitter” respect human rights and do due diligence to “fully understand the Myanmar context and act responsibly”.
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