People gather at a Yangon teashop and browse Facebook on their mobile phones on August 31, 2018. (AFP)
People gather at a Yangon teashop and browse Facebook on their mobile phones on August 31, 2018. (AFP)

Fighting lies, defending speech on the election battlefield

Myanmar became an infamous example of disinformation run amok during the violent Rohingya crisis in 2017. With November’s election fast approaching, has Facebook learned its lesson?

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