Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow
Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.
by Avie Schneider
Feb 06, 2021
2 minutes
Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the military in Myanmar is moving to strangle free speech by blocking access to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp.
The Internet clampdown came as protests grew Saturday on the streets of Yangon, the country's
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