Myanmar junta blocks mobile internet, broadband access as protests against military coup expand The broad outage followed Friday s government order to block Twitter and Instagram that said some people were trying to use the platforms to spread what it deemed fake news The Associated Press February 06, 2021 18:59:53 IST A Myanmar woman living in South Korea shouts slogans as she holds a banner with a defaced picture of Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during a rally against the military coup. AP
Yangon: 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 civilian government.
Myanmar’s new military authorities appear to have cut most access to the internet as they face a rising tide of protest over their coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government.
Numerous internet users in Myanmar noted a slow disappearance of services, especially from mobile service providers, that accelerated sharply late Saturday morning.