YouTube Removes Burma Army Channels; UN to Meet on Crisis

YouTube Removes Burma Army Channels; UN to Meet on Crisis
Silhouettes of mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of YouTube's logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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YANGON, Burma—YouTube removed five channels run by Burma’s military (also known as Myanmar) for violating its guidelines, it announced Friday, as demonstrators defied growing violence by security forces and staged more anti-coup protests ahead of a special UN Security Council meeting on the country’s political crisis.

YouTube said it is watching for any further content that might violate its rules. It earlier pulled dozens of channels as part of an investigation into content uploaded in a coordinated influence campaign.