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How Myanmar's Internet Shutdowns Can Have Unintended Global Effects
Originally published by The Guardian on 2022-08-29.
When Myanmar’s military ordered telecom companies to shut down access to Twitter in February 2021, one Twitter user in Mumbai who was posting critically about the Indian government realised he had lost access to the social media platform. He sent a message on Signal to a friend: “Am I imagining…
Internet ShutdownCross-border ImpactCensorshipSocial Media Blocking
Added to digest: 8 April 2026