Meta Rejects Suspending Ex Cambodian PM From Facebook

Facebook’s parent Meta Platforms (MERA.O) has rejected a recommendation from its oversight Board to suspend the account of Cambodia’s Former Prime Minister Hun Sen over allegations he used it to threaten opponents.

Meta said it had determined that “suspending accounts outside our regular enforcement framework would not be consistent with our policies, including our protocol on restricting accounts of public figures during civil unrest.”

The Board, which is funded by Meta but operates independently, had advised in June that the company suspend Hun Sen’s account for six months over a video that it said violated rules on violent threats.

Meta, in a written statement, agreed to take down the video but said it would respond to the Board’s recommendation to suspend Hun Sen after a review.