Meta freezes Cambodian PM's Facebook account for video threatening political opponents
After Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has led Cambodia since 1985, posted a video on Facebook threatening political opponents with threats of violence, the Meta Oversight Board reversed Meta's decision to keep the video and removed it. announced that it would request that Prime Minister Hung's account be frozen for six months.
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The video in question was broadcast live from Prime Minister Hung's official Facebook page on January 9, 2023. In a one-hour, 41-minute speech delivered in Cambodia's official language, Khmer, Prime Minister Hung refuted allegations that the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) had cheated in the 2022 local elections. urged political opponents to choose between 'the legal system or the club.'
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Specifically, he said, 'If you don't choose the legal system, we will gather members of the CPP to protest and beat you.' Arrested.' In the second half of his speech, he toned it down a little and said, ``We do not incite people or encourage the use of force,'' but after the live broadcast, the video was automatically uploaded to the Facebook page about 600,000 times Prime Minister Hung's speech attracted attention as it was watched.
Three users reported the video as ``violating Meta's user policy, which prohibits violence and intimidation.'' I decided to leave the video as it is not a violation. Separately, the case was forwarded to Meta's internal experts, who determined that the video 'violates a policy against violence and intimidation,' but that it does not contain newsworthy political statements. Considering the fact that the
Dissatisfied with Meta's decision to keep the video in the end, one user filed a complaint with the Meta Oversight Board. Separately, Meta also referred the matter to the committee. In a referral, Meta said, 'This case involves a difficult balance between 'safety' and 'voice' in determining whether to condone speech of violence and incitement policy violations emanating from political leaders. It is,' he commented.
In response to this, the oversight committee held deliberations, saying, ``It is wrong for Meta to apply the newsworthiness standard in this case because the damage caused by allowing the video exceeds the public interest value of the post. It was,” and requested that the video be deleted, overturning Meta’s decision. At the same time, it called for the immediate suspension of Prime Minister Hung's official Facebook page and Instagram account for six months.
Although the oversight committee's decision is not legally binding, a spokesperson for Meta Asia said it was considering implementing the committee's recommendations, including removing the video and suspending Prime Minister Hung's account. rice field.
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With the national parliamentary election on July 23, 2023 just around the corner, Prime Minister Hung is focusing on expanding his influence on SNS. , TikTok, and YouTube,” preempting the decision of the Meta Oversight Committee.
The Cambodian government has not yet commented on this incident, but Prime Minister Hung has denied that he has made violent remarks for some time, and regarding the remarks in question, he said, 'Cambodia's law I just confirmed the official procedure.'
Meanwhile, Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said Hung's account deletion was 'a long awaited one.'
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