
Myanmar’s army has ordered internet service providers to block access to Facebook as it attempts to stamp out signs of dissent, days after it ousted the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Facebook, one of the most popular means of communication in Myanmar, has been used to coordinate a civil disobedience campaign that saw health workers at dozens of hospitals walk out of their jobs on Wednesday to protest against the army’s actions. It has also been used to share plans for evening protests, where residents have taken to their balconies to bang pots and pans, a symbolic act to drive away evil.
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Myanmar coup: How the military disrupted the internet
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”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55889565
Myanmar blocks Internet amid first large street protests since coup
Myanmar authorities on Saturday restricted Internet connectivity and blocked more social media websites, as thousands of people protested in the first street demonstrations since the military took power from the democratically elected government in a coup.
By midmorning, residents in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, were unable to access mobile Internet services, or found their connection spotty. Two foreign telcos, Norway-based Telenor and Qatar-based Ooredoo, operate there.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/myanmar-blocks-internet-amid-first-large-street-protests-since-coup/2021/02/06/7c208ab0-6846-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html
Myanmar coup: Internet shutdown as crowds protest against military
Myanmar’s military rulers have shut down the country’s internet as thousands of people joined the largest rally yet against Monday’s coup.
A near-total internet blackout is in effect with connectivity falling to 16% of ordinary levels, said the monitoring group NetBlocks Internet Observatory.
In the main city, Yangon, crowds chanted “Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55960284
Myanmar blocks Twitter and Instagram
Myanmar further expanded its internet crackdown, ordering a block of Twitter and Instagram days after the country’s military seized power in a coup.
The move comes barely a day after a similar block of Facebook.
On Friday, the Myanmar Ministry of Transport and Communications ordered mobile networks and internet service providers in the country to block Twitter and Instagram, according to Norwegian company Telenor, which offers mobile services in the country.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/05/tech/myanmar-blocks-twitter-instagram/index.html