{"id":1556,"date":"2025-07-08T04:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2025-07-08T04:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:15:13","slug":"facebooks-double-standards-silencing-truth-amplifying-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2025\/07\/08\/facebooks-double-standards-silencing-truth-amplifying-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook\u2019s Double Standards: Silencing Truth, Amplifying Propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is deeply frustrating and alarming that <strong>Facebook\u2014once hailed as a platform for truth and freedom\u2014has once again silenced factual voices while enabling obvious disinformation.<\/strong> My recent post exposing an absurdly fake propaganda narrative circulating in Myanmar was not only deleted by Facebook, but I was <em>punished<\/em> for appealing their decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u1019\u103c\u1014\u103a\u1019\u102c\u1005\u1005\u103a\u1001\u103d\u1031\u1038\u1010\u103d\u1031 \u1021\u101b\u103e\u1000\u103a\u1019\u101b\u103e\u102d \u1006\u102d\u102f\u1000\u103a\u101d\u102b\u1038\u1011\u100a\u103a\u1037\u1015\u103c\u102e\u1038 \u101b\u102f\u101b\u103e\u102c\u1038\u1005\u1005\u103a\u1010\u1015\u103a\u1000\u103c\u102e\u1038\u1010\u1001\u102f\u101c\u102f\u1036\u1038 \u101e\u1030\u1010\u102d\u102f\u1037\u1014\u1031\u102c\u1000\u103a\u1019\u103e\u102c\u101b\u103e\u102d\u101e\u101c\u102d\u102f\u101c\u102d\u1019\u103a\u100a\u102c\u1001\u103c\u1004\u103a\u1038\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4PRUbFC9kBI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The post in question was debunking a ridiculous claim that <strong>Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu<\/strong>, Russia\u2019s former Minister of Defence (2012\u20132024), is a <em>Myanmar-born son of a Shan-Kachin father from Shwegu<\/em>. This fictional tale\u2014crafted to falsely romanticize Russia-Myanmar military ties\u2014was being spread in Burmese social media, complete with pseudo-historical fiction and cultural emotional manipulation. It claimed Shoigu spoke Burmese, lived in Taunggyi, and even donated to local monasteries!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>truth is not up for debate<\/strong>: Shoigu was born in 1955 in Chadan, Russia, to a Tuvan father and Ukrainian-Russian mother. These are <strong>well-documented, publicly available facts<\/strong>, found in international encyclopedias and state archives. Yet <strong>Facebook chose to remove my fact-based rebuttal<\/strong>, and absurdly penalized me for supposedly violating their \u201ccommunity standards.\u201d What standard is this, where <strong>fiction is protected but fact is punished<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not the first time. Over the years, many Myanmar activists and independent voices\u2014especially those opposing military propaganda\u2014have been repeatedly censored or restricted by Facebook\u2019s AI, content moderators, or so-called \u201cfact-check\u201d partners. In contrast, military-sympathetic pages and coordinated misinformation campaigns continue to flourish unchecked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One cannot help but ask: <strong>Are there still Myanmar military-aligned administrators or contractors working within Facebook\u2019s moderation and oversight teams?<\/strong> The bias is too consistent to be accidental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We must call this what it is: <strong>arrogance, ignorance, and a refusal to learn from past failures.<\/strong> Facebook has a documented history of allowing hate speech, fake news, and genocide-enabling propaganda in Myanmar. The United Nations itself cited Facebook\u2019s role in the atrocities against the Rohingya. And yet, even now, the platform appears to suppress whistleblowers while giving space to fiction writers and military sycophants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have uploaded the deleted material to YouTube since <strong>Facebook no longer feels like a safe space for truth<\/strong>. I also note, disturbingly, that my <strong>WordPress blog post on this subject has mysteriously vanished<\/strong>, raising further concerns about coordinated suppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The people of Myanmar\u2014especially those struggling for justice, democracy, and communal harmony\u2014deserve better. We demand platforms like Facebook <strong>stop aiding the spread of lies<\/strong>, and instead uphold their responsibility to protect truth and support independent voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let this be a reminder to all: <strong>Never rely solely on Big Tech to protect your truth. Archive everything, diversify your platforms, and speak out.<\/strong> The digital battlefield is real\u2014and we must not retreat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is deeply frustrating and alarming that Facebook\u2014once hailed as a platform for truth and freedom\u2014has once again silenced factual voices while enabling obvious disinformation. My recent post exposing an absurdly fake propaganda narrative circulating in Myanmar was not only deleted by Facebook, but I was punished for appealing their decision. 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