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Exclusive: India Gets Taste Of Satellite-Based Internet During Myanmar Quake Ops
India tried its first real-time use of satellite-based Internet during New Delhi's Operation Brahma - providing aid to the quake-hit residents of Myanmar.
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Facebook Must Pay Compensation to Rohingyas Over Online Hate Speech Campaign, Amnesty International Says
Facebook must pay compensation to Rohinygas over hate speech that exacerbated violence against the community when they were forced from their homes in Myanmar in 2017, Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday. The NGO said that Facebook, wasn't merely a passive site with insufficient content moderation, and that its algorithms “proacti...
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Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Releases First Human Rights Report for 2020, 2021
Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. The report covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Hate Against Rohingya Muslims
A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority years after such behaviour was found to have played a determining role in the genocide against them.
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World's Worst Internet Clampdown Cost This Country $3 Billion In 2021
Internet outages by Myanmar's military junta to curb nationwide protests over a coup in 2021 cost the country $2.8 billion, the biggest losses in the world, according to a study.
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Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Will Urge US Senate to Regulate Company
Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen will urge the US Congress to regulate the social media giant, which she plans to liken to tobacco companies that for decades denied that smoking damaged health, according to a prepared testimony.
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Myanmar's Military Launches Air Strikes Amid Clashes, Internet Cut In Many Areas
Myanmar's military launched air strikes at the weekend after clashes with fighters opposed to the junta in the Sagaing region, according to media and a militia member, as phone lines and the internet were also severed in some districts.
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Myanmar Junta Blames Internet Blackouts On Anti-Coup Fighters
Myanmar's junta has denied suspending the internet in conflict-wracked regions, blaming a recent spate of data blackouts on anti-coup protesters who had destroyed military-owned communications towers.
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Facebook Ordered by US Court to Release Records of Anti-Rohingya Content for Genocide Case
Facebook has been ordered by a US federal judge to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, rejecting its argument about protecting privacy as "rich with irony."
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Twitter 'Milk Tea Alliance' Emoji Launched in Support of the Pro-Democracy Movement
Milk Tea Alliance now has an emoji on Twitter. The social media giant launched the new emoji for the first anniversary of the global online pro-democracy movement that has united anti-Beijing campaigners in Hong Kong and Taiwan with protesters in Thailand, Myanmar, and beyond.
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Myanmar Junta Cuts Wireless Internet to Stifle Coup Protests
Myanmar military cut wireless broadband internet services in the country on Friday to curb protests against the coup. Protesters have continued to defy the threat of lethal violence to oppose the junta's takeover.
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Myanmar Orders Shutdown Of Wireless Internet Services: Telecom Company
Myanmar's military junta has ordered internet service providers to shut down the country's wireless services, telecommunications company Ooredoo said.
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Vimeo Reviewing Use of Its Platform by Myanmar Military-Controlled TV Network MRTV
Vimeo said it is reviewing a channel by Myanmar military-controlled television network MRTV created in the wake of bans by Facebook and YouTube.
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YouTube Removes Five Myanmar Military-Run TV Channels From Platform After Coup
YouTube has removed five channels of Myanmar's military-run television networks hosted on its platform in the wake of the coup in the Southeast Asian country.
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Facebook Bans All Myanmar Military-Linked Accounts and Advertisements Following Coup-Induced Violence
Facebook announced it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmar’s military as well as ads from military-controlled companies in the wake of the army’s seizure of power on February 1.
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Exclusive: India Gets Taste Of Satellite-Based Internet During Myanmar Quake Ops
India tried its first real-time use of satellite-based Internet during New Delhi's Operation Brahma - providing aid to the quake-hit residents of Myanmar.
-
Facebook Must Pay Compensation to Rohingyas Over Online Hate Speech Campaign, Amnesty International Says
Facebook must pay compensation to Rohinygas over hate speech that exacerbated violence against the community when they were forced from their homes in Myanmar in 2017, Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday. The NGO said that Facebook, wasn't merely a passive site with insufficient content moderation, and that its algorithms “proacti...
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Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Releases First Human Rights Report for 2020, 2021
Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. The report covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021.
-
Facebook Fails to Detect Hate Against Rohingya Muslims
A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority years after such behaviour was found to have played a determining role in the genocide against them.
-
World's Worst Internet Clampdown Cost This Country $3 Billion In 2021
Internet outages by Myanmar's military junta to curb nationwide protests over a coup in 2021 cost the country $2.8 billion, the biggest losses in the world, according to a study.
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Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Will Urge US Senate to Regulate Company
Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen will urge the US Congress to regulate the social media giant, which she plans to liken to tobacco companies that for decades denied that smoking damaged health, according to a prepared testimony.
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Myanmar's Military Launches Air Strikes Amid Clashes, Internet Cut In Many Areas
Myanmar's military launched air strikes at the weekend after clashes with fighters opposed to the junta in the Sagaing region, according to media and a militia member, as phone lines and the internet were also severed in some districts.
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Myanmar Junta Blames Internet Blackouts On Anti-Coup Fighters
Myanmar's junta has denied suspending the internet in conflict-wracked regions, blaming a recent spate of data blackouts on anti-coup protesters who had destroyed military-owned communications towers.
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Facebook Ordered by US Court to Release Records of Anti-Rohingya Content for Genocide Case
Facebook has been ordered by a US federal judge to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, rejecting its argument about protecting privacy as "rich with irony."
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Twitter 'Milk Tea Alliance' Emoji Launched in Support of the Pro-Democracy Movement
Milk Tea Alliance now has an emoji on Twitter. The social media giant launched the new emoji for the first anniversary of the global online pro-democracy movement that has united anti-Beijing campaigners in Hong Kong and Taiwan with protesters in Thailand, Myanmar, and beyond.
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Myanmar Junta Cuts Wireless Internet to Stifle Coup Protests
Myanmar military cut wireless broadband internet services in the country on Friday to curb protests against the coup. Protesters have continued to defy the threat of lethal violence to oppose the junta's takeover.
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Myanmar Orders Shutdown Of Wireless Internet Services: Telecom Company
Myanmar's military junta has ordered internet service providers to shut down the country's wireless services, telecommunications company Ooredoo said.
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Vimeo Reviewing Use of Its Platform by Myanmar Military-Controlled TV Network MRTV
Vimeo said it is reviewing a channel by Myanmar military-controlled television network MRTV created in the wake of bans by Facebook and YouTube.
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YouTube Removes Five Myanmar Military-Run TV Channels From Platform After Coup
YouTube has removed five channels of Myanmar's military-run television networks hosted on its platform in the wake of the coup in the Southeast Asian country.
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Facebook Bans All Myanmar Military-Linked Accounts and Advertisements Following Coup-Induced Violence
Facebook announced it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmar’s military as well as ads from military-controlled companies in the wake of the army’s seizure of power on February 1.
