<p>Facebook said it has banned all remaining accounts linked to the Myanmar military on Thursday, citing the junta's use of deadly force against anti-coup demonstrators.</p>.<p>The move, which takes effect immediately, applies to the military and entities controlled by the armed forces on both Facebook and Instagram.</p>.<p>It also bans all "military-linked commercial entities" from advertising on the platforms.</p>.<p>"Events since the February 1 coup, including deadly violence, have precipitated a need for this ban," the social media giant said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/myanmar-students-doctors-plan-more-protests-against-military-rule-955060.html" target="_blank">Myanmar students, doctors plan more protests against military rule</a></strong></p>.<p>"We believe the risks of allowing the Tatmadaw on Facebook and Instagram are too great," it added, using the Myanmar name for the country's armed forces.</p>.<p>Security forces have steadily increased the use of force against a massive and largely peaceful civil disobedience campaign demanding Myanmar's junta relinquish power.</p>.<p>Three anti-coup protesters have been killed in demonstrations so far, while a man patrolling his Yangon neighbourhood against night arrests was also shot dead.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-trending/a-digital-firewall-in-myanmar-built-with-guns-and-wire-cutters-954686.html" target="_blank">A digital firewall in Myanmar, built with guns and wire cutters</a></strong></p>.<p>The military has used Facebook to boost its claims that voter fraud had marred an election last November that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi had won in a landslide.</p>.<p>In recent years, the social media giant has banned hundreds of army-linked pages after being criticised for its ineffective response to malicious posts in the country.</p>.<p>Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and other top brass were booted from the platform in 2018, a year after a military-led crackdown forced around 750,000 members of the Rohingya Muslim minority to flee into neighbouring Bangladesh.</p>.<p>Thursday's announcement follows Facebook's decision on the weekend to ban a page run by the regime's "True News" information service.</p>
<p>Facebook said it has banned all remaining accounts linked to the Myanmar military on Thursday, citing the junta's use of deadly force against anti-coup demonstrators.</p>.<p>The move, which takes effect immediately, applies to the military and entities controlled by the armed forces on both Facebook and Instagram.</p>.<p>It also bans all "military-linked commercial entities" from advertising on the platforms.</p>.<p>"Events since the February 1 coup, including deadly violence, have precipitated a need for this ban," the social media giant said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/myanmar-students-doctors-plan-more-protests-against-military-rule-955060.html" target="_blank">Myanmar students, doctors plan more protests against military rule</a></strong></p>.<p>"We believe the risks of allowing the Tatmadaw on Facebook and Instagram are too great," it added, using the Myanmar name for the country's armed forces.</p>.<p>Security forces have steadily increased the use of force against a massive and largely peaceful civil disobedience campaign demanding Myanmar's junta relinquish power.</p>.<p>Three anti-coup protesters have been killed in demonstrations so far, while a man patrolling his Yangon neighbourhood against night arrests was also shot dead.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-trending/a-digital-firewall-in-myanmar-built-with-guns-and-wire-cutters-954686.html" target="_blank">A digital firewall in Myanmar, built with guns and wire cutters</a></strong></p>.<p>The military has used Facebook to boost its claims that voter fraud had marred an election last November that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi had won in a landslide.</p>.<p>In recent years, the social media giant has banned hundreds of army-linked pages after being criticised for its ineffective response to malicious posts in the country.</p>.<p>Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and other top brass were booted from the platform in 2018, a year after a military-led crackdown forced around 750,000 members of the Rohingya Muslim minority to flee into neighbouring Bangladesh.</p>.<p>Thursday's announcement follows Facebook's decision on the weekend to ban a page run by the regime's "True News" information service.</p>