Topic: Myanmar
Myanmar has experienced severe restrictions on free speech and privacy, with the government implementing internet shutdowns and mass surveillance to suppress dissent. Major platforms like Facebook have maintained bans on anti-coup groups, further limiting the ability of citizens to communicate and organize. These actions highlight the ongoing struggle for individual liberties in a country where censorship and state control are rampant.
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Facebook is maintaining its ban on anti-coup groups, even after the government was overthrown
The previous government had banned the groups but now they’re not in power.
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Myanmar shuts down wireless internet to cause a news blackout during anti-coup protests
Internet has been intermittent for weeks.
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Apple tramples on human rights, blocking VPNs from updating in Myanmar so citizens remain censored and offline
ProtonVPN has blown the whistle.
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Myanmar faces internet shutdowns and mass surveillance
Mostly using western technology.
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Myanmar faces internet and social media shutdowns
The military is using shutdowns to curb dissent.
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Human rights group shows how pandemic has caused a severe drop in internet freedoms
Freedom House, a US government-funded non-profit, recently published a report titled “The Pandemic’s Digital Shadow,” detailing how the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Internet shutdowns in Myanmar mean many have never heard of COVID-19
There’s been an internet blackout for over a year.
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Facebook’s translation tool calls China’s President Xi Jinping “Mr. Sh*thole”
Facebook has apologized for the error.
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Facebook is finding it impossible to police content due to so many global languages
The company points out that machine learning requires very large data sets – that are unavailable in many languages.