The social media company Facebook has been sued for $150 billion by Rohingya refugees, who allege the social network is failing to stop hate speech on its site, worsening violence against the vulnerable Myanmar minority.
Media Blocked From Rohingya Refugee Camp – Security forces have blocked reporters from covering a vaccination drive for internally displaced people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
The CNA Myanmar bureau has won the inaugural Hinzpeter Award for News for their coverage of police violence during a large-scale demonstration against a military coup in the country.
Supporters of Myanmar Opposition Launch Radio Channel – A radio station supported by Myanmar’s shadow government has aired its first broadcasts as part of an effort to keep the country informed nearly seven months into the coup.
Authorities arrested Sithu Aung Myint, a commentator with the US-backed Voice of America radio and a columnist for the Frontier Myanmar news site, and Htet Htet Khine, a freelance producer working with the BBC.
The Facebook Oversight Board has ordered Facebook to restore a post from a user in Myanmar criticizing the country’s new regime and its ties with China. The post was initially taken down for violating policies on racial hate speech against Chinese people, but the Oversight Board found the offending phrase was more appropriately viewed as political criticism of the Chinese government.
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