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The Taliban’s social media presence once again invites a debate on the repercussions of the technology industry’s role in world politics.

Whether or not it is enforceable, the move hints at Hanoi’s desire for tight control over what its citizens say and do online.

The Lao communist authorities fear that Facebook could become an incubator of anti-government sentiment.

The report observes that between 2017 and mid-2021, more than 150 influence operations networks on its platform attempted to target both foreign and domestic audiences.

The offending accounts targeted users in southern provinces that are home to a long-running Muslim separatist insurgency.

In a statement, the tech giant said that it was treating the post-coup situation in Myanmar as an "emergency."

Facebook is set to reverse its block of news in Australia, but the interruption highlighted deeper information problems across the Pacific.

The deal comes as Australia's Parliament considers draft laws to force digital giants to pay for news.

Reports of recent threats notwithstanding, such a move would invite massive blowback from the public.

The ban, agreed upon by the Cabinet, hasn’t come into effect yet but the plan has drawn sharp criticism. 

The proposal follows a wave of online criticism of the Sogavare government, from its COVID-19 stimulus rollout to its relationship with China.