the irrawaddy

 

Major social media and streaming platforms have moved to dismantle key propaganda outlets linked to Myanmar’s military regime, following pressure from human rights activists.

 

Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and file-sharing service MediaFire confirmed the removal of accounts operated by the Ministry of Information and the army’s Directorate of Psychological Warfare and Public Relations. Both bodies have been sanctioned internationally, including by the US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia.

 

Justice for Myanmar (JFM), the activist group that campaigned for the takedowns, hailed the move as “an important step to undermine the junta’s propaganda mission that targets both Myanmar and foreign audiences.”

 

Among the accounts removed were Myanmar International Television (MITV), Yadanarpon Newspaper, and several radio channels under the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV). Twitch cut 14 radio stations alongside MITV, while YouTube deleted a Ministry of Information account. MediaFire also blocked access to Yadanarpon’s PDF archives.

 

Despite these actions, some outlets remain active. MRTV apps launched by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in 2022 are still available on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store, though their reach may be limited without social media advertising.

 

JFM has urged further action, writing to Google, Apple, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Telegram and other platforms to demand the removal of remaining junta-linked accounts. Facebook, which is banned in Myanmar, has been the most aggressive in targeting regime content, having taken down dozens of accounts since 2021.

 

The crackdown comes as the military intensifies its propaganda drive ahead of a widely condemned election scheduled for the end of the year. While official channels are being curtailed, the junta’s proxy party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), continues to campaign online, raising concerns about the persistence of disinformation across multiple platforms.

 

-2025-12-20

This feels like a very responsible thing to do, allowing those serial killing, genocidal, thieving, rapist  creeps to use social media to promote their extremist agenda is a crime in and of itself. 

Good to see these tech companies taking action.  Finally, but better slow than never.  They still have an awful lot to do of course.  Maybe if they took the right action quickly and more often then Australia might not have chosen to take its drastic steps with teen access to these platforms.