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Curated articles on Myanmar internet freedom, censorship, arrests, and surveillance from verified international sources.
14 Apr 2026
Surveillance · google.com
Myanmar's Surveillance State: Fueled by Chinese Technology Transfers
12 Apr 2026
Shutdown · google.com
Myanmar Leads World in Internet Shutdowns for Second Year
11 Apr 2026
Censorship · athanmyanmar.org
Myanmar Escalates Internet and Phone Restrictions in March 2026
10 Apr 2026
Data · news.google.com
Telenor Faces €11 Million Legal Action for Alleged Data Transfer to Myanmar Military
10 Apr 2026
Surveillance · rfa.org
Telenor Myanmar Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Data Sharing with Military
9 Apr 2026
Data · Myanmar Now
Lawsuit Accuses Telenor of Handing User Data to Myanmar Junta
9 Apr 2026
Data · Myanmar Now
Lawsuit Accuses Telenor of Handing User Data to Myanmar Military
9 Apr 2026
Arrest · Myanmar Now
Myanmar Now journalist denied medical care while imprisoned
8 Apr 2026
Data · english.dvb.no
Lawsuit Accuses Telenor of Sharing Myanmar Customer Data with Junta
31 Mar 2026
Shutdown · Access Now
Global Report: Internet Shutdowns Hit Record High in 2025
31 Mar 2026
Shutdown · Access Now
Record Internet Blackouts: Myanmar's Digital Repression in 2025
31 Mar 2026
Shutdown · Access Now
Report: Asia Pacific Region, Including Myanmar, Accounted for Half of Global Internet Shutdowns in 2025
27 Mar 2026
Shutdown · Access Now
Global Report: Internet Shutdowns and Digital Authoritarianism in 2021
26 Mar 2026
Shutdown · Access Now
Global Election Watch: Monitoring Internet Shutdown Threats for 2026
21 Mar 2026
Censorship · explorer.ooni.org
Myanmar Internet Censorship and Blocking Data Explorer
21 Mar 2026
Shutdown · Freedom House
Myanmar's Internet Freedom Plummets Under Military Junta's Censorship Regime
20 Mar 2026
Other · Freedom House
Myanmar's Telecom Market Structure and Internet Access Providers (2017)
17 Mar 2026
Shutdown · Citizen Lab
Myanmar's Military Telecom Sector and the Framework of Digital Control
17 Mar 2026
Censorship · Myanmar Now
Myanmar Junta Arrests Citizen for Social Media Posts and Online Activity
18 Feb 2026
Surveillance · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar Junta Constructs 'Digital Dictatorship' with AI Surveillance and Spyware, UN Told
29 Jan 2026
Censorship · eng.mizzima.com
Facebook Removes 270 Myanmar Military-Linked Accounts for Policy Violations
22 Jan 2026
Surveillance · Citizen Lab
Phone-Hacking Tech Targets Civil Society: A Warning for Digital Rights
14 Jan 2026
Shutdown · Amnesty International
Myanmar Civilians Face Heightened Danger After Starlink Communications Cut
13 Jan 2026
Censorship · The Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta's Proxy Party Campaigns on Banned Facebook Platform
11 Jan 2026
Censorship · The Irrawaddy
Major Platforms Remove Myanmar Junta Propaganda Accounts Following Rights Complaints
11 Jan 2026
Censorship · eng.mizzima.com
Facebook Removes Over 1,000 Myanmar Military-Linked Mytel Accounts
8 Jan 2026
Censorship · Myanmar Now
Myanmar Junta Arrests Citizen for Social Media Posts and Online Activity
12 Dec 2025
Shutdown · eng.mizzima.com
2026 Forecast: Human Rights and Digital Freedom in Myanmar
8 Dec 2025
Shutdown · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar Junta's Explanation for Internet Failures Disputed by Project
28 Nov 2025
Shutdown · Reporters Without Borders
Myanmar Junta Intensifies Media Blackout and Threats Against Journalists Ahead of Elections
14 Nov 2025
Shutdown · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar's Junta Intensifies Internet Crackdown with VPN Blocks and Infrastructure Disruptions
12 Nov 2025
Shutdown · english.dvb.no
Thailand Cuts Internet to Target Myanmar Cyber Scam Hub
6 Nov 2025
Surveillance · eng.mizzima.com
Report: Myanmar Junta's AI Surveillance Creates Gendered Digital Dictatorship
1 Oct 2025
Surveillance · english.dvb.no
Vietnam's Role in Supplying Digital Surveillance Tools to Myanmar's Military Junta
27 Sept 2025
Shutdown · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar Junta Maintains Telecom Blackout in Kalay, Deepening Local Hardship
21 Aug 2025
Surveillance · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar Junta Deploys AI to Forge a Digital Authoritarian State
14 Aug 2025
Shutdown · NetBlocks
Measuring the Economic Cost of Internet Shutdowns
23 Jul 2025
Shutdown · The Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta Cuts Off Signal, Final Secure App for Public and Press
10 Jun 2025
Surveillance · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar's Military Builds AI-Powered Surveillance State to Control Internet and Press
20 May 2025
Surveillance · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar's Military Adopts Chinese Model of Digital Control and Surveillance
27 Apr 2025
Surveillance · eng.mizzima.com
Report: Myanmar Junta Expands Digital Surveillance with National Database and Mandatory ID
19 Apr 2025
Surveillance · eng.mizzima.com
Czech Firm Criticized for Supplying Surveillance Tech to Myanmar Military
5 Apr 2025
Shutdown · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar Junta's Network Blackout Deepens Crisis After Earthquake
3 Apr 2025
Surveillance · Reuters
Myanmar Junta Expands Chinese Facial Recognition Surveillance Network
5 Mar 2025
Shutdown · Reuters
Myanmar Junta Pressures Telecom Firms, Bans Executives from Travel
24 Feb 2025
Shutdown · Access Now
Asia Pacific Region Suffered Record Internet Shutdowns in 2024, Report Finds
24 Feb 2025
Shutdown · Access Now
Myanmar Tops Global List for Internet Shutdowns in 2024
30 Jan 2025
Shutdown · Access Now
Global Watch: How Internet Shutdowns Threaten Elections and Digital Rights
10 Jan 2025
Surveillance · Myanmar Now
US Sanctions Target Myanmar Junta-Controlled Telecom Operator Mytel Over Digital Rights Abuses
7 Jan 2025
Shutdown · Access Now
Myanmar's Digital Crackdown: VPN Bans and Surveillance Under Military Rule
4 Jan 2025
Censorship · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar Junta Imposes New Cybersecurity Law with Harsh Penalties for Online Activity
4 Jan 2025
Censorship · english.dvb.no
Myanmar's New Cyber Law Criminalizes VPN Use to Tighten Online Control
3 Jan 2025
Censorship · Associated Press
Myanmar's Junta Enacts Sweeping Cybersecurity Law to Expand Internet Censorship
4 Dec 2024
Shutdown · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar Junta Expands Internet Crackdown, Blocking Key Apps and Signal
3 Nov 2024
Censorship · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar Junta Deploys 'Great Firewall' with VPN Blocks and DPI Surveillance to Censor Millions
23 Oct 2024
Censorship · OONI Explorer
iMAP 2024 Research: Measuring Internet Censorship Across Southeast Asia
22 Oct 2024
Arrest · Committee to Protect Journalists
Myanmar Journalists Held Incommunicado by Kachin Rebel Forces
21 Oct 2024
Shutdown · eng.mizzima.com
Communication Blackout Hits Rakhine State Amid Rising Tensions
17 Oct 2024
Censorship · eng.mizzima.com
Study Ranks Myanmar Among Worst for Internet Freedom Amid Junta's VPN Blocks and Surveillance
27 Jun 2024
Censorship · Access Now
Myanmar Junta Deploys Advanced System to Block VPNs and Monitor Web Traffic
20 Jun 2024
Surveillance · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar Junta Deploys Chinese 'Great Firewall' Technology for Digital Surveillance and Censorship
14 Jun 2024
Shutdown · Associated Press
Myanmar military escalates internet and communication blackouts amid civil war
10 Jun 2024
Shutdown · eng.mizzima.com
Myanmar Junta's Social Media Crackdown Forces Civilians to Use Costly VPNs
1 Jun 2024
Shutdown · Freedom House
Myanmar's Internet Freedom Under Siege: Shutdowns, Censorship, and Digital Repression
20 May 2024
Shutdown · Access Now
Internet Shutdowns and Censorship in Myanmar Post-Coup
20 May 2024
Shutdown · Access Now
Global Report 2023: The Escalating Crisis of Internet Shutdowns
31 Jan 2024
Shutdown · Access Now
Myanmar's Military Weaponizes Internet Blackouts and Surveillance to Quell Resistance
12 Jan 2024
Policy · Reporters Without Borders
Myanmar filmmaker gets life sentence for drone purchase, highlighting junta's digital repression
29 Oct 2023
Shutdown · Reporters Without Borders
Myanmar Junta Forces Independent Media Outlet to Shut Down and Arrests Journalist
5 Jun 2023
Surveillance · Reuters
Myanmar's AI Surveillance Fuels Fears of Digital Authoritarianism
12 Jan 2023
Shutdown · Human Rights Watch
Myanmar's Post-Coup Crackdown: Severe Restrictions on Speech and Assembly
23 Dec 2022
Shutdown · OONI Explorer
Myanmar's Post-Coup Internet: Shutdowns, Throttling, and Censorship in 2022
29 Nov 2022
Shutdown · OONI Explorer
Comparative Analysis: Internet Shutdown Patterns in Myanmar and Iran
29 Nov 2022
Shutdown · OONI Explorer
Global Social Media Blocks and Internet Censorship: Analysis Including Myanmar
29 Sept 2022
Censorship · Amnesty International
Report: Meta's Algorithms Amplified Violence in Myanmar, Ignoring Warnings
21 Sept 2022
Shutdown · Access Now
Myanmar Junta's Planned Ban on Facebook and YouTube Highlights Escalating Digital Crackdown
20 Sept 2022
Shutdown · Access Now
Myanmar Junta's Planned Ban on Facebook and YouTube Highlights Escalating Digital Crackdown
29 Aug 2022
Shutdown · The Guardian
Governments Increasingly Use Internet Blackouts as a Tool of Political Control
29 Aug 2022
Shutdown · The Guardian
How Myanmar's Internet Shutdowns Can Have Unintended Global Effects
20 Aug 2022
Shutdown · Access Now
Global Coalition Mobilizes to End Internet Shutdowns Worldwide
4 Aug 2022
Surveillance · Access Now
Myanmar Junta's Use of CCTV and Facial Recognition for Surveillance
18 Mar 2022
Censorship · Access Now
Myanmar Coup Update: Internet Access and Social Media Censorship
4 Mar 2022
Shutdown · Myanmar Now
Myanmar Military Imposes Indefinite Internet Blackout on Sagaing Region
15 Feb 2022
Shutdown · Human Rights Watch
Myanmar's Junta Revives Cybersecurity Bill to Enable Shutdowns and Surveillance
8 Feb 2022
Shutdown · Access Now
Myanmar's Military Escalates Digital Crackdown on Rights and Freedoms
8 Feb 2022
Shutdown · Access Now
Myanmar's Military Tightens Grip with Digital Crackdown on Communication and Press
31 Jan 2022
Censorship · Committee to Protect Journalists
Myanmar's Proposed Cyber Law Threatens Online Press Freedom with VPN Bans and Jail Terms
27 Jan 2022
Surveillance · Access Now
Analysis: Myanmar's Proposed Cybersecurity Law Expands State Surveillance and Data Control
8 Nov 2021
Shutdown · OONI Explorer
Analyzing Myanmar's 2021 Internet Blackout with Mozilla Data
28 Jul 2021
Policy · Committee to Protect Journalists
Myanmar's Post-Coup Crackdown: Journalist Arrest Highlights Assault on Press Freedom
27 Jul 2021
Policy · Reporters Without Borders
Myanmar's Military Crackdown: How Journalists Were Silenced in Six Months
14 Apr 2021
Policy · Committee to Protect Journalists
Myanmar's Post-Coup Crackdown: Journalist Arrest Highlights Assault on Press Freedom
2 Apr 2021
Shutdown · The Guardian
Myanmar Military Junta Escalates Nationwide Internet Blackout
25 Mar 2021
Shutdown · Reporters Without Borders
Myanmar Junta Enforces Internet Blackouts to Silence Independent Media
12 Mar 2021
Surveillance · Human Rights Watch
Myanmar's New 'Safe City' Surveillance Uses Facial Recognition to Monitor Public
25 Feb 2021
Censorship · BBC News
Facebook and Instagram Enact Ban on Myanmar Military Accounts
12 Feb 2021
Censorship · Human Rights Watch
Myanmar's Proposed Cybersecurity Law Poses Severe Threat to Online Freedoms
11 Feb 2021
Censorship · Reporters Without Borders
Myanmar Junta Proposes New Cyber Law to Expand Online Censorship and Surveillance
7 Feb 2021
Shutdown · Associated Press
Myanmar Military Cuts Internet Nationwide Amid Growing Anti-Coup Protests
5 Feb 2021
Shutdown · Human Rights Watch
Myanmar Junta Escalates Crackdown on Internet and Press Freedom
4 Feb 2021
Shutdown · BBC News
Myanmar Coup Spurs Internet Shutdown and Shift to Alternative Social Apps
4 Feb 2021
Shutdown · The Guardian
Myanmar Military Blocks Facebook to Suppress Civil Disobedience and Online Protest Coordination
4 Feb 2021
Shutdown · Committee to Protect Journalists
Myanmar Military Censors Facebook and WhatsApp to Suppress Information Following Coup
3 Feb 2021
Shutdown · BBC News
Myanmar Military Blocks Facebook in Post-Coup Crackdown on Digital Information
1 Feb 2021
Shutdown · Human Rights Watch
Myanmar Junta Escalates Crackdown on Internet and Press Freedom
1 Feb 2021
Shutdown · Human Rights Watch
Myanmar's Junta Revives Cybersecurity Bill to Enable Shutdowns and Surveillance
1 Feb 2021
Shutdown · Human Rights Watch
Myanmar's Post-Coup Crackdown: Severe Restrictions on Speech and Assembly
14 Dec 2020
Surveillance · Human Rights Watch
Myanmar's New 'Safe City' Surveillance Uses Facial Recognition to Monitor Public
12 Oct 2020
Shutdown · iran-shutdown.amnesty.org
How Internet Blackouts Conceal State Violence: From Iran to Myanmar
11 Sept 2020
Shutdown · Access Now
Myanmar's Digital Rights Crisis: Internet Shutdowns, Surveillance, and Censorship
6 Aug 2019
Surveillance · The Guardian
UN Report: UK Company Supplied Technology to Myanmar Military
7 May 2019
Policy · Amnesty International
Myanmar's Press Freedom Threatened by Laws Used to Detain Journalists and Critics
11 Apr 2019
Policy · Human Rights Watch
Myanmar's Constitutional Crisis: The Fight for Free Expression Online and Off
6 Nov 2018
Censorship · BBC News
Facebook Concludes Platform Fueled Real-World Violence in Myanmar
28 Aug 2018
Censorship · BBC News
Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Leaders Following UN Genocide Report
29 Mar 2017
Censorship · OONI Explorer
Research Analysis: Internet Censorship and Network Interference in Myanmar
18 Apr 2016
Surveillance · Citizen Lab
Infrastructure of Surveillance: Tracking Malware Servers Targeting Burma and Hong Kong
16 Oct 2015
Surveillance · Citizen Lab
Report on Malware Attacks Targeting NGOs and Government Sites in Myanmar
13 Jun 2013
Censorship · Committee to Protect Journalists
Burma's Internet Censorship Eased but Journalists Remain at Risk
23 Oct 2012
Censorship · Citizen Lab
Report on the Reduction of Internet Censorship in Myanmar
29 Nov 2011
Surveillance · Citizen Lab
Update: Surveillance Tech from Blue Coat Found in Myanmar's Digital Crackdown