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I am editing the webpage, censorship of Facebook. I want add some other countries that do censorship of Facebook. Also maybe why the U.S does not and can not sensor stuff like that. Also, more interesting facts about why the countries chose to use censorship. Also, more information about why China still have a banned on Facebook.

-Also why it is so hard to censor stuff on Facebook, why countries have turned to doing this.

Tsukayama, Hayley. Why Facebook's Censorship Problem may Not Get any Better any Time Soon. Washington: WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post, 2017. ProQuest. Web. 16 Nov. 2018.

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Facebook is currently working on a censorship project for China, where a third party would be allowed to regulate on Facebook and control popular stories that come around. This would be a huge attempt on Facebook to get back into China.

-Facebook developing censorship software for China. (2016, November). China Telecom, 23(11), 6. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com.ezp.mesacc.edu/apps/doc/A474768520/ITBC?u=mcc_mesa&sid=ITBC&xid=9a60479f

Russia
In 2014, Russia demanded that all links on Facebook be blocked that supported Russian opposition Alexei Navalny. Facebook users were blocked from any protest supporting Alexei. However, currently going forward Russia does not have a regular and current banned, just when they feel something is going to stir the pot.

Somin, Ilya. Facebook should Stop Cooperating with Russian Government Censorship. Washington: WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post, 2014. ProQuest. Web. 21 Nov. 2018.

Thailand
In 2017, Thailand asked Facebook to removed 309 posted items that were said to be illegal by standards of Thailand. However, Facebook only deleted 178 of the items, leaving 131 post still on Facebook. Thai authorities stated if they find any illegal content in the remaining 131 post they will would ban all 14.8 million users from Facebook, instead of taking legal action. All posts ended up being removed from Facebook, preventing the shut down of Facebook in Thailand.

Thailand threatens facebook with blackout over censorship demands. (2017, May). Asia Pacific Telecom, 21(5), 12. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com.ezp.mesacc.edu/apps/doc/A493945757/ITOF?u=mcc_mesa&sid=ITOF&xid=341adb3a

Vietnam -
Vietnam Facebook users total about 52 million and is a vital tool for their day to day use. However, the government is not accountable to the people which causes abuse of censorship in Vietnam.

Khoi, M. (2018). How Facebook is damaging freedom of expression in Vietnam.

"Censorship on Facebook increases 19% in 6 months 2014; India leads the list of content removal." India Digital Review 10 Nov. 2014. Business Insights: Global. Web. 16 Nov. 2018.