Opponents of Myanmar's Coup Have Adopted a Controversial New Tactic to Fight Back Online
Opponents of Myanmar’s Coup Have Adopted a Controversial New Tactic to Fight Back Online Slate 2 hrs ago © Provided by Slate Anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 3. Getty Images In the wake of the Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar and the ensuing government crackdown on anti-coup protests, which has grown steadily more deadly, with more than 700 killed by the military so far, supporters of the protests around the world have taken to Facebook, using a new method that they call “social punishment” to fight back against the junta. Social punishment is a form of protest that consists...
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