This presentation by Maung Zarni during his speaking tour in Japan is somewhat difficult to follow because of the need to translate but it is absolutely worth the effort because of his knowledge & insights into Burmese politics & the history of the Rohingya genocide.
Daily Archives: October 28, 2018
So it seems Facebook has relented from eliminating the account of Kashmiri photojournalist Aasif Shafi & has restored his account. In a time when journalists around the world are being repressed, disappeared, murdered, Facebook discredits itself by getting involved in censoring them. Twitter & Facebook are on a binge of censorship, especially of Palestinian, Kashmiri, Rohingya activists. When they bounced Alex Jones & some Burmese generals (including chief genocidaire General Min Aung Hlaing, but leaving Suu Kyi’s several walls intact), it was to legitimize the censorship of political activists & silence their voices. Some may think bouncing the generals was a good thing but in fact Hlaing’s account was a valuable place to follow his travels to drum up investments, see who was meeting with him & what he was saying. It’s imperative to understand what the oppressors are up to.
Freedom of speech is a democratic right which we have nothing to fear from & everything to gain from. If we are wise, we never advocate that it be abridged even for the extreme rightwing because they have many media venues to express their views & our options are few. That is why it matters that we maintain freedom of speech on social media.