Independent Monitor · Since 2021
Monitoring Myanmar's
Digital Crackdown
Real-time tracking of internet shutdowns, website censorship, and telecom infrastructure in Myanmar — for journalists, researchers, and international organizations.
LIVE OBSERVATORY DATA
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Active regional shutdowns
119
Sites blocked by OONI measurement
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Days since last major outage
Surveillance google.com Myanmar's Surveillance State: Fueled by Chinese Technology Transfers → Shutdown google.com Myanmar Leads World in Internet Shutdowns for Second Year → Censorship athanmyanmar.org Myanmar Escalates Internet and Phone Restrictions in March 2026 → Data news.google.com Telenor Faces €11 Million Legal Action for Alleged Data Transfer to Myanmar Military → Surveillance rfa.org Telenor Myanmar Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Data Sharing with Military → Data Myanmar Now Lawsuit Accuses Telenor of Handing User Data to Myanmar Junta → Surveillance google.com Myanmar's Surveillance State: Fueled by Chinese Technology Transfers → Shutdown google.com Myanmar Leads World in Internet Shutdowns for Second Year → Censorship athanmyanmar.org Myanmar Escalates Internet and Phone Restrictions in March 2026 → Data news.google.com Telenor Faces €11 Million Legal Action for Alleged Data Transfer to Myanmar Military → Surveillance rfa.org Telenor Myanmar Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Data Sharing with Military → Data Myanmar Now Lawsuit Accuses Telenor of Handing User Data to Myanmar Junta →
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Surveillance Tier C
Myanmar's Surveillance State: Fueled by Chinese Technology Transfers
google.com Apr 14
Shutdown Tier C
Myanmar Leads World in Internet Shutdowns for Second Year
google.com Apr 12
Censorship Tier C
Myanmar Escalates Internet and Phone Restrictions in March 2026
athanmyanmar.org Apr 11
Data Tier C
Telenor Faces €11 Million Legal Action for Alleged Data Transfer to Myanmar Military
news.google.com Apr 10
Surveillance Tier C
Telenor Myanmar Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Data Sharing with Military
rfa.org Apr 10
Data Tier B
Lawsuit Accuses Telenor of Handing User Data to Myanmar Junta
Myanmar Now Apr 9
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Myanmar's Surveillance State: Fueled by Chinese Technology Transfers
google.com · Apr 14, 2026
Telenor Myanmar Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Data Sharing with Military
rfa.org · Apr 10, 2026
Myanmar Junta Constructs 'Digital Dictatorship' with AI Surveillance and Spyware, UN Told
eng.mizzima.com · Feb 18, 2026
Analysis
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Censorship & Shutdowns
Myanmar's Digital Repression Deepens in 2026: New Surveillance Laws and Continued Internet Restrictions
Five years after the coup, Myanmar's junta has codified digital repression. New cybersecurity laws mandate ISP backdoors, 2,000+ URLs are blocked, and targeted shutdowns are used as collective punishment.
Anna · April 2026
Censorship & Shutdowns
Inside Myanmar’s Digital Walls: Leaked Files Show How China’s Great Firewall Was Exported
Leaked files expose how China’s Great Firewall tech powers censorship in Myanmar, spanning 26 data centers and 13 ISPs.
Anna · September 2025
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