A new report revealed...that Prime Minister Hun Sen is the fourth most followed head of state on Facebook...news that comes just days after a US court suggested it would oblige the social media giant to disclose data on the premier’s “likes”....An analysis by The Post in March of 2016 revealed that a surge in likes for Hun Sen had mostly originated overseas, in countries known for harbouring “click farms”, through which users can pay for likes...Former Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy has long accused Hun Sen of buying likes, an allegation that saw him convicted of defamation...[H]e and his US based legal team welcomed a California court’s indication that Facebook will be obliged to provide information related to various ongoing court cases the self-exiled opposition figure is facing in Cambodia.  Judge Sallie Kim said...that she would “likely” instruct the social media giant to hand over pertinent data, specifically in relation to Rainsy’s domestic legal woes.  On top of the complaint about accusations of Hun Sen buying Facebook likes, the other cases relate to allegations by Rainsy that the Cambodian government was behind the murder of government critic Kem Ley and that Hun Sen bribed social media activist Thy Sovantha to attack the opposition...The submissions were made after Judge Kim on Monday said she was inclined to honour Rainsy’s request for information from Facebook, but noted that the initial request was overly broad...