A woman uses her mobile phone to check Facebook in Yangon on Feb 4 as Myanmar’s generals ordered Internet providers to restrict access to Facebook, days after they seized power. Netblocks said social media platforms remained off limits on Feb 7. — AFP
YANGON: Internet access was partially restored in Myanmar on Feb 7, Netblocks reported, as a nationwide web blockade failed to curb public outrage and protests against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
“Partial restoration of Internet connectivity confirmed in #Myanmar from 2PM local time on multiple providers following information blackout,” the Internet monitoring service said on Twitter.
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