Channel NewsAsia: Russian ‘Facebook’ bans Myanmar army chief, hardline monk. “Russian social media site VKontakte (VK) has followed Facebook by banning Myanmar’s army chief and a nationalist monk known for stirring up Islamophobia in a country condemned globally for the treatment of its Rohingya Muslims.”
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Global Voices: After Facebook ban, Myanmar military accounts are moving to Russian social media site VKontakte
Global Voices: After Facebook ban, Myanmar military accounts are moving to Russian social media site VKontakte. “After being banned from Facebook, Myanmar’s military chief was quick to create a new account on Russian social media site VKontakte. Facebook announced its decision to ban a total of 18 accounts and 52 pages related to Myanmar’s military, including the account of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Army) on August 27, 2018. The pages had a significant presence on Facebook, with almost 12 million followers combined.”
Mashable: Facebook bans Myanmar military commander for inciting violence
Mashable: Facebook bans Myanmar military commander for inciting violence. “Facebook has just removed a number of Facebook pages belonging to individuals and groups in Myanmar for spreading hate speech and fake news against Rohingya Muslims in the country. In a post titled ‘Removing Myanmar Military Officials From Facebook’ on its Newsroom site, Facebook announced it had removed 52 Pages,18 accounts, and an Instagram profile related to spreading the type of misinformation used to incite violence and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. “
Eleven Myanmar: Population Department launches new website with complete census data
Eleven Myanmar: Population Department launches new website with complete census data. “The Department of Population launched a website with redatam database and micro census data at M Gallery Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw. The website offers details of census together with maps and images. Those latest data on the website are different in design and format from those previously created by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population. Website browsers will be able to ask questions and make tables and pictures.”
Myanmar Times: NRGI launches open jade data website to promote transparency
Myanmar Times: NRGI launches open jade data website to promote transparency. “The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) has launched a new website… which is the first ever portal to publish data related to Myanmar jade. Data based on the latest figures announced under the Extractive Industries Transparency Imitative (EITI) and Myanmar Gems Enterprise will now be available on the website, NRGI said last week. It will include data on licenses, funds channeled in to the sector as well as revenues generated. “
The Irrawaddy (Myanmar): New Website Lets Public Track Legislation, ‘Vote’ on Bills
The Irrawaddy: New Website Lets Public Track Legislation, ‘Vote’ on Bills. “I AM A BILL, a new website that tracks legislation and monitors Parliament, was officially launched on Tuesday. The site provides the full history of every piece of legislation — from the date a bill is submitted to the lawmakers who submitted it and every debate it faces until it is pulled, rejected or approved…. Peace & Justice Myanmar, a local NGO, has been developing the site since May 2017 and by August hopes to have uploaded all bills introduced since February 2016, after the NLD was voted into power.”
TechCrunch: Facebook’s Free Basics program ended quietly in Myanmar last year
TechCrunch: Facebook’s Free Basics program ended quietly in Myanmar last year . “As recently as last week, Facebook was touting the growth of Free Basics, its Internet.org project designed to give users free curated web access in developing countries, but the app isn’t working out everywhere. As the Outline originally reported and TechCrunch confirmed, the Free Basics program has ended in Myanmar, perhaps Facebook’s most controversial non-Western market at the moment.”
