After facing stiff criticism for not doing enough to stem disinformation ahead of the US presidential election, YouTube announced last week that it would remove videos that alleged fraud changed the contest outcome. But halfway around the world in Myanmar, which held a general election just five days after the U.S. vote and faced a wave of online disinformation, including unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud, the new rules do not apply. Researchers on social media and civil society groups in Myanmar say the uneven standard is emblematic of YouTube’s relatively…

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