Based on its community guidelines, YouTube has removed five channels from its platform that were run by Myanmar military personnel. The video social network decided to take down content it considered harmful and produced by the coup plotters who took over the Southeast Asian country.

Among the channels removed were Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV), Myanmar’s state-owned radio and television network, and the military-owned Myawaddy Media, which broadcast news, sports, military propaganda and martial anthems. The platform did not provide details about the removals, but the move follows a path that has been taken by Facebook. a week ago.

Mark Zuckerberg's social network decided to take sides on the issue, and banned indefinitely the profiles of the Myanmar military and army, due to the risk of keeping active the content that was published by these coup plotters after the overthrow of Aung San Suu Kyi's government.

38 killed in Myanmar military crackdown

The last few days have been marked by intense violence in the country, and this week was marked by one of its bloodiest chapters. On Wednesday, March 3, during protests against the ongoing coup in Myanmar, 38 people were killed, according to the United Nations. The military's repression against the protesters was carried out with extreme brutality, including the use of live ammunition in some areas.

Since the first day of February, after the elections won in November last year by the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Myanmar military has been in power in the country. One of the first moves of the coup plotters was to block access to the country by citizens to Facebook, to Instagram and Twitter. These attacks on freedom of expression were aimed at censoring people opposed to the actions promoted by the military, in addition to mitigating the organization of civil society through social networks.

Myanmar's military coup leaders systematically seek to use media such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to defend their position and justify their actions, so it is understandable that companies such as Google and Facebook take a clear stance on the issue. In addition, among the publications, there is evidence of intense hate speech and misinformation. One of the emblematic cases happened on TikTok, with soldiers and armed military police threatening to kill protesters against the coup.

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