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Internet censorship cost the global economy $5.5 billion in 2021, report says
Myanmar was the most severely impacted nation. It lost an estimated $2.8 billion to internet shutdo…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Myanmar enters its second year of internet blackout - the longest in the world
Myanmar's government has been battling the Arakan Army (AA), an armed group fighting for the ind…
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Myanmar's military regime shuts down broadband Internet service in the country
Myanmar's military regime has shut down broadband Internet service as protests over the coup contin…
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Myanmar's young protest movement is fighting rubber bullets and water cannons with memes
Myanmar's military staged a coup on February 1, removing the democratically elected National League…
Julie Gerstein
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Myanmar's internet shut down as protestors flooded the streets. The military coup leaders sought to shut down Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter earlier this week.
Leaders of the military coup in Myanmar shut down the country's internet, after asking providers to…
Kevin Shalvey
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268 million people had their internet shut off by government-imposed blackouts in 2020, up 49% from 2019
Per a report from digital security and rights group Top10VPN, 93 major internet shutdowns took plac…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Authorities in Myanmar cut the internet to vast swathes of the country during its coup
NetBlocks, an organization that monitors internet freedom, said Myanmar's telecommunications starte…
Sinéad Baker
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A week into its coup, Myanmar's military shut down the internet and used rubber bullets and water cannons against protesters
State-controlled television stations are running pop concerts rather than news coverage.
Julie Gerstein
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Myanmar has had an internet blackout for a year. Some of its citizens still don't know there's a pandemic.
On 21 June 2019, Myanmar imposed an internet blackout on 9 cities and townships.
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Facebook is fighting to keep records of its own investigation into the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar out of court
Facebook said sharing users' private content with the court would create "grave human rights concer…
Hannah Towey
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No smoking, no tattoos, no bikinis: inside China’s war to ‘clean up’ the internet
When are bikinis allowed on China’s live-streaming apps, and when are they not? As content moder…
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YouTube removes five TV channels run by Myanmar's military
According to an Engadget report, among the removed channels were ones for Myanmar Radio and Te…
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Burmese expats grapple with survivors' guilt amid ongoing Myanmar crisis: 'Good versus evil has never been so obvious'
Ongoing internet outages and security concerns have made it difficult for expats to keep in contact…
Erin Snodgrass
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Myanmar blocks access to Twitter and Instagram in wake of military coup
In the wake of the military coup, Myanmar has blocked access to micro-blogging platform Twitter and…
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Myanmar's military junta has reportedly killed at least 43 children since February coup
The death toll of children has more than doubled in the last 12 days, according to international hu…
Erin Snodgrass
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In 2 months, Myanmar's military has killed more than 500 people. The international community has done little to help.
The protests that have swept Myanmar since the military junta's February 1 coup have killed 500 civ…
Cheryl Teh
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People in Myanmar are using trash to protest as the death toll climbs to more than 500
Trash was piled high in the streets of Myanmar's main city on Tuesday as demonstrators held a serie…
Erin Snodgrass
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A 7-year-old girl was shot dead in her father's lap during Myanmar's anti-coup protests, reports say
Myanmar's military junta have killed scores of protesters and detained thousands since seizing powe…
Bill Bostock
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WhatsApp's new feature could help Iranians bypass censors and coordinate protests during government-imposed internet blackouts
WhatsApp's move to offer access to proxy servers aims to dodge the impact of internet shutdowns, wh…
Stephanie Stacey
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13 members of the pro-Trump House Freedom Caucus refused to condemn Myanmar's generals who violently overthrew elected leaders
On Twitter, Caucus chair Rep. Andy Biggs said the violence resulting from the coup is "tragic," but…