Myanmar's military temporarily blocked internet access following a coup ousting the country's elected government. Despite the effort to stop anti-coup protests, thousands took to the streets demanding Aung San Suu Kyi’s release. Internet access was eventually restored, but it wasn't the first time Myanmar banned the internet — it recently lifted the world's longest shutdown in another part of the country. Learn more and why this method is used in many countries to stifle political unrest.
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The military takeover in Myanmar on Monday resulted in internet disruption in large parts of the country. The authorities have now blocked access to Facebook, which they said was for the sake of "stability". How the internet dropped off The restrictions to the internet were reported on Monday at 03:00 …
In an internal post, the company outlined how it will try to protect people opposing Myanmar’s military coup. After failing to stem the hate speech …
Instagram and Twitter are blocked, too. Myanmar’s military leaders are extending their internet restrictions in a bid to limit protests against their coup. According to BBC News, NetBlocks has discovered that Myanmar instituted a “near-total internet shutdown” in the country a of the morning of …
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — As enthusiastic crowds of tens of thousands marched through the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday to protest last week’s coup ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, their spirits were lifted by the return of internet services that had been blocked a day …
YANGON, Myanmar — Thousands of people rallied against the military takeover in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday and demanded the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose elected government was toppled by the army that also imposed an internet blackout. Protest crowds have grown bigger and bolder since …
Facebook-owned photo app Instagram and messaging services WhatsApp and Messenger have also been restricted in the country, according to NetBlocks.
Access to the internet in Myanmar dropped sharply after the military detained leaders of ruling party National League for Democracy, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and declared a state of emergency. The NLD won a wide majority of parliamentary seats in November’s general election, which the military …
The world's longest Internet shutdown - affecting more than a million people for 19 months in one of Myanmar's ethnic conflict zones - has come to an …
Since Myanmar shut off the internet in two states a year ago, lawyer Oo Twan Hla, who was once able to check online when his cases were scheduled, …
Where there’s a coup, there will probably be an internet outage. Why it matters: Internet disruptions in Myanmar early Monday morning coincided with …
On the morning of Myanmar’s military coup, Nyein Nyein, associate editor of Irrawaddy News, found herself alone in a virtual newsroom meeting. “My …
