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Company Response

23 Jul 2021

Viber's response

23 July 2021

[...] Thank you for the follow up and the opportunity to respond. Please refer to the Reuters article below [...]

Rakuten-owned messaging app Viber said on Wednesday it was stopping all advertising in Myanmar temporarily, after a Reuters story found it had recently run adverts for a military-backed telecoms firm there.

“We are looking into the current situation to ensure all ads comply with guidelines,” Viber said in a tweet responding to the Reuters story. “While we are conducting this analysis, we have decided to stop all advertising to Myanmar.”

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