FILE PHOTO: The Google name is displayed outside the company’s office in London, Britain November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
SINGAPORE — Google said Wednesday it is reviewing recent advertisements run by a Myanmar military-backed telecommunications firm and has disabled some army-linked accounts on its services in the wake of the country’s coup.
The move comes as activists called on the U.S. technology giant to restrict access to its services after dozens of deaths following weeks of protests against the February 1 seizure of power.
“We have taken action against accounts on our platforms… including disabling accounts on Google services and taking down a number of YouTube channels and videos related to the Myanmar military,” a Google spokeswoman said in a response to a Reuters question.
“Our priority is to help people in Myanmar access information and communicate safely.”
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The disabled accounts connected to the military included those on Gmail, the publishing platform Blogger, and the Google Play store, according to Google.
A spokesman for the army did not respond to a request for comment.
