Rohingya activists say Facebook, a vital means of communications in Burma, has been removing their posts documenting the ethnic cleansing of their brethren. Amnesty International said there appears to be a targeted campaign in Burma to report Rohingya accounts to Facebook and get them shut down.
From the Daily Beast:
Facebook is currently facing substantial criticism for what appears to be an indifferent attitude toward promoting divisive material. Last week, ProPublica revealed that the network sold ads tailored to “Jew haters.” Days earlier, The Daily Beast reported that Russian front groups used Facebook to organize anti-refugee rallies.
Facebook is an essential platform in Burma; since the country's infrastructure is underdeveloped, people rely on it the way Westerners rely on email. Experts often say that in Burma, Facebook is the internet—so having your account disabled can be devastating.
