Photo: ReutersYangon: Facebook said it has banned a Rohingya militant group from its site, designating it a “dangerous organisation” as information on the deepening crisis is muddied by claims, counter-claims and hate speech on social media. A Facebook spokeswoman said late Wednesday it was not requested by the government to bar the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), which remains active on Twitter. The army has been blamed for launching a crackdown in response that has forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, along with ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Hindus, into neighbouring Bangladesh. The spokeswoman said Facebook was aware that Rohingya activists were using the site to draw attention to the violence, and that it intended to allow non-graphic content to remain online. Britain sent back five Myanmar army officers from a training session this week, “on account of the current situation in Rakhine”, Myanmar’s army said on Facebook late last night.

Source: Mint September 21, 2017 09:22 UTC