The U.S. said it is ready to take “additional actions” over the military coup in Myanmar. White House press secretary Jen Psaki made that announcement in a press briefing on Monday.
Myanmar’s military ousted their ambassador to the United Nations after he gave a fiery speech against the regime. According to reports on Saturday, Kyaw Moe Tun was fired from his position for allegedly betraying the country and abusing his power as ambassador.
Big Tech giants attempted to silence the Myanmar military over its effort to reverse vote fraud in that country. On Thursday, Facebook banned the Myanmar military from using its platform, including Instagram. The social media giant accused officials of staging a coup and inciting violence.