Facebook, YouTube Take Down Myanmar Junta Propaganda Accounts

Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and MediaFire have taken down key junta propaganda channels and accounts after complaints from human rights activists Justice for Myanmar.

In a statement Thursday, JFM said the accounts were run by the Ministry of Information and the army’s Directorate of Psychological Warfare and Public Relations, which “have been sanctioned in multiple jurisdictions, including the U.S., UK, EU, Canada and Australia.”

The group hailed “an important step to undermine the junta’s propaganda mission that target both Myanmar and foreign audiences.”