Prime Minister Hun Sen said Friday (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.
The warning came ahead of a July 23 election that has been widely dubbed a sham after authorities denied registration to the chief challenger to Mr Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party.
Long a prolific Facebook user, Mr Hun Sen announced Thursday night he had stopped using the platform and appeared to have deleted his account. He then urged Cambodians to download other social media platforms, including Telegram, TikTok, Line, Viber and Meta-owned WhatsApp.
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