Cambodia Cambodian leader Hun Sen's Facebook 'likes' become subject of lawsuit Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy claims prime minister bought ‘likes’ to appear popular Hun Sen, Cambodia’s prime minister, said the Facebook ‘likes’ indicated his global popularity. He now has over 9m likes and in a recent report his Facebook page ranked third in global engagement among world leaders. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Sam Rainsy, the former opposition leader, claims that Hun Sen misused Facebook to falsify his own popularity. This is the promotion of fake news and propaganda by the authoritarian Hun Sen regime, using Facebook. Should it be proved that Hun broke Facebook’s code of conduct, it could lead to his Facebook page being taken down.

Source: The Guardian February 09, 2018 17:52 UTC