Activists tell Facebook Is Removing Their Posts About Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing

Activists tell Facebook Is Removing Their Posts About Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing

Photo: KM Asad/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesIn Myanmar, Facebook has become an essential communication tool and a vital way of spreading the word about the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, who are facing violence from the country's military. But activists inside and outside Myanmar have said the every day Beast which Facebook is removing posts documenting the violence, supposedly for violating society standards, cutting off a vital means of organizing the society and documenting the ethnic cleansing — and raising questions, again, about Facebook's role as a distributor of information. One activist announced which his descriptions of military atrocities, such as "#Rohingya homes in the downtown of #Maungdaw are continue being determine ablaze with the #Myanmar military & #Rakhine extremists," were removed with Facebook. Another consumer had a poem about the violence taken down, though it's hard to see how the poem violated Facebook's standards since it only described the turmoil in vague, non-graphic terms. Facebook's implicit position is clear: Anything which may be distressing is discouraged, at the extremely least.

Exclusive: Facebook Silences Rohingya Reports of Ethnic Cleansing

as well Rohingya activists—in Burma and in Western countries—tell The every day Beast which Facebook has been removing their posts documenting the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya people in Burma (also known as Myanmar). They face extraordinary persecution and violence from the Burmese military; military personnel torch villages, murder refugees, and force hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. Experts often tell which in Burma, Facebook is the internet—so having your account disabled could be devastating. He shared screenshots with The every day Beast of posts which Facebook removed. The same day, Anwar posted about members of the Burmese military burning drop a Rohingya Hamlet in the Maungdaw District.

Activists tell Facebook Is Removing Their Posts About Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing

Photo: KM Asad/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesIn Myanmar, Facebook has become an essential communication tool and a vital way of spreading the word about the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, who are facing violence from the country's military. But activists inside and outside Myanmar have said the every day Beast which Facebook is removing posts documenting the violence, supposedly for violating society standards, cutting off a vital means of organizing the society and documenting the ethnic cleansing — and raising questions, again, about Facebook's role as a distributor of information. One activist announced which his descriptions of military atrocities, such as "#Rohingya homes in the downtown of #Maungdaw are continue being determine ablaze with the #Myanmar military & #Rakhine extremists," were removed with Facebook. Another consumer had a poem about the violence taken down, though it's hard to see how the poem violated Facebook's standards since it only described the turmoil in vague, non-graphic terms. Facebook's implicit position is clear: Anything which may be distressing is discouraged, at the extremely least.

according to Rohingya activists—in Burma and in Western countries—tell The every day Beast which Facebook has been removing their posts documenting the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya people in Burma (also known as Myanmar). They face extraordinary persecution and violence from the Burmese military; military personnel torch villages, murder refugees, and force hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. Experts often tell which in Burma, Facebook is the internet—so having your account disabled could be devastating. He shared screenshots with The every day Beast of posts which Facebook removed. The same day, Anwar posted about members of the Burmese military burning drop a Rohingya Hamlet in the Maungdaw District.

Exclusive: Facebook Silences Rohingya Reports of Ethnic Cleansing