A demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest outside the United Nations Building in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 4, 2021. Myanmar citizens are following the lead of protesters in Hong Kong, Belarus and elsewhere who have found creative ways around government Internet restrictions. — Bloomberg
Sidestepping a crackdown on Internet use since the military seized power almost two months ago, hundreds of thousands of protesters and citizens in Myanmar are finding different ways to communicate online, downloading tools to bypass censorship restrictions and turning to alternative media sources and underground networks, according to new research.
They have moved to a mirror site of Facebook on the dark web, used apps that rely on Bluetooth technology to continue messaging each other and turned to lesser known social media platforms to stay connected, according to Recorded Future Inc, a closely held cybersecurity firm based near Boston, Massachusetts.
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A demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest outside the United Nations Building in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 4, 2021. Myanmar citizens are following the lead of protesters in Hong Kong, Belarus and elsewhere who have found creative ways around government Internet restrictions. — Bloomberg
People wait outside an Internet shop to check the connection and Facebook in Naypyidaw on March 16, 2021, as Myanmar authorities ordered telecommunication companies to restrict their services on the mobile data networks, following the Feb 1 military coup. — AFP
A man uses his mobile phones to check Facebook in Naypyidaw on March 16, 2021, as Myanmar authorities ordered telecommunication companies to restrict their services on the mobile data networks, following the Feb 1 military coup. — AFP
A protester holds a phone with a case with the map of Myanmar during a demonstration against the military coup outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok on Feb 7, 2021. Myanmar citizens are following the lead of protesters in Hong Kong, Belarus and elsewhere who have found creative ways around government Internet restrictions. — AFP
A Myanmar national who said he recently fled to India shows his mobile phone with a picture of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi as he poses at an undisclosed location in India's northeastern state of Mizoram, near the India-Myanmar border, on March 15, 2021. —Reuters
