Sanctions against Myanmar generals

Chief executive, Centre for Countering Digital Hate

THE UK has imposed asset freezes and travel bans on three generals in Myanmar’s military regime in response to human rights violations.

Alongside sanctions, the Government has put further safeguards in place to prevent UK aid money indirectly supporting the military government following this month’s coup.

New measures are also being taken to stop UK businesses working with Myanmar’s military.

Army chiefs detained the nation’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi after her party won a landslide in November’s elections.

Detained

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: “The UK condemns the military coup and the arbitrary detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political figures.

“We, alongside our international allies, will hold the Myanmar military to account for their violations of human rights and pursue justice for the Myanmar people.”

Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar last night.

SOME of the richest and most intelligent people in the world work at the top of the social media companies.

A lot of time and effort has gone into keeping us on the platforms, making us addicted to likes and comments and other notifications.

However, it seems almost no work goes into protecting users from becoming victims of hate and abuse.

Appalling

When we have reported hundreds of posts in breach of platforms’ terms in the past, the vast majority have not been removed.

We have reported accounts and groups which haven’t been acted on, despite posting appalling material.

It shows that the platform cannot be relied on to offer basic protection.

There’s no industry which operates with no regulation, and social media has repeatedly demonstrated it can’t regulate itself.

The tech giants must be subjected to democratic oversight through the law.