The Rise of Internet Shutdown in Southeast Asia
Online censorship, cyber surveillance, and internet shutdowns are the key ingredients in a rising wave of digital authoritarianism/dictatorship.
Tag: Myanmar
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[Joint-Release] Myanmar Government To End Censorship and Internet Shutdown in Rakhine and Chin States
Joint Statement by Digital Rights Organizations and Other Civil Society Organizations on Ministry of Transport and Communications’ Order to Four Telecommunication Service Providers to Block 221 Websites 1. In the… Continue reading "[Joint-Release] Myanmar Government To End Censorship and Internet Shutdown in Rakhine and Chin States"
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SAFEnet Urges Myanmar Government to End Internet Shutdown in Rakhine, Myanmar
Today, October 1st, 2019, marks as 102nd day of no internet in Myanmar's Rakhine State. SAFEnet urges Myanmar government to end the internet shutdown immediately.
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What is the (Real) Point of an Internet Shutdown?
On August 21, 2019, Indonesia ordered internet services to be temporarily blocked in Papua before partially lifting it on September 5, 2019. This incident followed similar internet shutdowns in Rakhine… Continue reading "What is the (Real) Point of an Internet Shutdown?"