Report says Myanmar internet a 'virtual battlefield'

Anti-coup protesters march during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar’s military rulers are seeking to limit access to the internet to an internal network of only “whitelisted” sites to quash widespread opposition to their seizure of power, according to a report by the International Crisis Group. - AP

BANGKOK, May 18 (AP): Myanmar’s military rulers are seeking to limit access to the internet to an internal network of only "whitelisted” sites to quash opposition to their seizure of power, according to a report by the International Crisis Group.

It likened the internet to a "virtual battlefield" where the military is struggling to gain an edge because it lacks technological capacity, while social media companies like Facebook have banned military officials and many government agencies.