June 29 (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has stopped using Facebook to communicate with the public in favour of Telegram, switching to what he called a "better" application amid an ongoing case over whether he violated Meta Platforms' (META.O) rules.
Meta's independent oversight board took on a case in March centred on allegations that Hun Sen violated Meta's community standards on violence and incitement.
Hun Sen has a following of 14 million on Facebook, a figure close to the size of Cambodia's population.
"It is better compared to Facebook," he said of Telegram in a post on Wednesday.
Hun Sen has made no comment on the Meta case.
Persons:
Hun Sen, Phay Siphan, Hun Sen's, Martin Petty, Kanupriya Kapoor
Organizations:
Cambodian, Facebook, Cambodian People's Party, Reuters Staff, Thomson
Locations:
Cambodia