Some 700,000 Rohingya fled their homes last year after an army crackdown that the United States denounced as ethnic cleansing.

The Reuters story revealed the social media giant for years dedicated scant resources to combating hate speech in Myanmar.

In September 2012, PTA blocked access to YouTube throughout the country for over two years.

The deal, which runs from this season until 2021, gives Facebook exclusive free-to-air rights to 32 live matches each season.

A United Nations investigator said Facebook was used to incite violence and hatred against the Muslim minority group.

La Liga announced that Facebook will become the official home for all the La Liga Santander matches in the Indian subcontinent.

A statement from La Liga said all 380 league matches for the new season would be available to viewers in India and neighbouring countries.

Facebook will introduce an authorization process for users who manage Facebook pages with a large US following.

Facebook has removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram as part of efforts to combat foreign meddling in US elections.

Facebook did not clarify if it would remove only the related posts or the host pages and accounts as well.