Facebook has taken the unprecedented step of banning Burma’s commander-in-chief of the army from the social media platform, one day after the United Nations issued a report calling for Burma’s top military generals to be investigated for genocide against Rohingya Muslims. State-led violence in Burma last year led to the displacement of 700,000 Rohingya Muslims. The U.N. also criticized Facebook for being a “useful instrument for those seeking to spread hate.”
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