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  2. Censorship in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    [14] [15] Burma is listed as an Internet enemy by Reporters Without Borders in 2011. [16] According to a study conducted by OpenNet Initiative (ONI) in 2005, Internet censorship was mostly confined to websites related to pro-democracy groups and those on pornography. [17] In addition, 85% of e-mail service provider sites were blocked.

  3. Internet in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    As Myanmar gradually expands its technologies and the Internet access, censorship remains a problem, with Freedom House in its 2017 Myanmar country profile stating that "conditions for the media in Myanmar have improved significantly since the country began its ongoing transition from military dictatorship toward electoral democracy.

  4. This country’s internet freedom is now as bad as China’s ...

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    Anti-coup protesters march during a demonstration against the Myanmar junta's internet restrictions in Yangon on May 12, 2021. ... The report points to censorship technology introduced in May that ...

  5. Mass media in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    In 1836, the country's first newspaper, The Maulmain Chronicle, was published [7] followed by The Rangoon Chronicle in 1853, [8] later renamed to The Rangoon Times. King Mindon was an advocate of press freedom and encouraged the creation of Burma's first Burmese-language newspaper, Yadanapon Naypyidaw Thadinsa (ရတနာပုံနေပြည်တော်သတင်းစာ) to report ...

  6. Internet censorship cost the global economy $5.5 billion in ...

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    Internet shutdowns cost the global economy $5.5 billion in 2021, per digital rights group Top10VPN. Myanmar was the most severely impacted, losing an estimated $2.8 billion to shutdowns.

  7. Myanmar junta blocks internet access as coup protests expand

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    Myanmar’s new military authorities appeared to have cut most access to the internet on Saturday as they faced a rising tide of protest over their coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's elected ...

  8. Freedom of the press in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    Myanmar's global ranking was improved since National League for Democracy came into power. From 2013 to 2017, it reached to rank 20 in the Press Freedom Index . However, the rank declined after Reuters journalists such as Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested in 2017 for their investigation into Inn Din massacre .

  9. Myanmar shuts down internet to stifle anti-coup protests - AOL

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    Myanmar has shut down much of its internet access to curb anti-coup protests, and services like Instagram and Twitter have been blocked. Myanmar shuts down internet to stifle anti-coup protests ...