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Cambodia PM Hun Sen accused of inciting violence on social media

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures during a press conference in Phnom Penh in 2021 [File: Tang Chhin Sothy/pool via AFP]

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has been accused of inciting violence against his political opponents on Facebook, prompting an oversight board for the social media platform to recommended that his Facebook and Instagram accounts be immediately suspended for six months.

A board of experts for Meta Platforms Inc, which issues binding content moderation decisions for the company’s Facebook and Instagram platforms, announced on Thursday that Facebook content moderators had erred by allowing a livestreamed speech by Hun Sen, in which he threatened political opponents, to remain on his Facebook page.

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