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Since the coup in Myanmar in 2021, thousands of women have faced abuse online for their political beliefs. This is happening notably through the use of gendered hate speech and sharing of sexual videos and images, data shows. CNN investigates why and uncovers the impact on women and the lives destroyed.
Deleted Facebook account after oversight board recommended suspension
Helped by pro-junta social media channels, the regime is targeting those who post anything critical, or deemed to be pro-resistance, with harassment and arrest.
Arrests have increased this month. Some people have been detained for turning their Facebook profiles black to mourn the victims of the Pazi Gyi aerial massacre.
Data will be collected by the regime in an attempt to throttle revolutionary groups and stamp out criticism.