Mediagazer: Vietnamese human rights groups, independent journalists question if Facebook is helping suppress dissent by removing content flagged by state-sponsored trolls (Megha Rajagopalan/BuzzFeed)

8:05 AM ET, April 10, 2018

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Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed:

Vietnamese human rights groups, independent journalists question if Facebook is helping suppress dissent by removing content flagged by state-sponsored trolls — The open letter from human rights activists and independent media groups in Vietnam criticizing Mark Zuckerberg comes ahead …

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Tom Warren / The Verge:

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