<p>Rakuten-owned messaging app Viber said on Wednesday it was stopping all advertising in Myanmar temporarily, after a <em>Reuters</em> story found it had recently run adverts for a military-backed telecoms firm there.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/myanmar-police-raid-compound-of-striking-rail-workers-960237.html" target="_blank">Myanmar police raid compound of striking rail workers</a></strong></p>.<p>"We are looking into the current situation to ensure all ads comply with guidelines," Viber said in a tweet responding to the <em>Reuters</em> story. "While we are conducting this analysis, we have decided to stop all advertising to Myanmar."</p>
<p>Rakuten-owned messaging app Viber said on Wednesday it was stopping all advertising in Myanmar temporarily, after a <em>Reuters</em> story found it had recently run adverts for a military-backed telecoms firm there.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/myanmar-police-raid-compound-of-striking-rail-workers-960237.html" target="_blank">Myanmar police raid compound of striking rail workers</a></strong></p>.<p>"We are looking into the current situation to ensure all ads comply with guidelines," Viber said in a tweet responding to the <em>Reuters</em> story. "While we are conducting this analysis, we have decided to stop all advertising to Myanmar."</p>