Oversight Board Asks Meta to Suspend Cambodia PM’s Accounts Over Post Inciting Violence

This photo illustration shows a post on Facebook by Cambodian government official Duong Dara, which includes an image of the official Facebook page of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen before he deleted his account, in Phnom Penh on June 30, 2023. Prime Minister Hun Sen said on June 30 he could block access to Facebook in Cambodia, after the company said it would remove a video in which he threatened to beat up political opponents. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images

Meta’s oversight board has recommended a six-month suspension of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook and Instagram accounts after he threatened to use violence against his opponents in a video.

The oversight board, a quasi-independent body in charge of reviewing content moderation decisions, overturned Meta’s ruling on June 30 to leave up Hun Sen’s video on Facebook posted on Jan. 9.