Local residents shout as police stand guard at the entrance gate of a Buddhist monastery where pro-military supporters took shelter after clashes with residents in a neighbourhood following a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on February 18, 2021. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
Myanmar’s military has imposed repeated internet blackouts, blocked some social media sites and drafted a cybersecurity bill as it attempts to grind down resistance to its takeover.
These moves by the new junta have deepened worries that internet-hungry Myanmar will no longer have access to real-time information, be largely cut off from the outside world and face draconian punishments for some online posts.