Myanmar coup: How the military disrupted the internet

BBC News
By Christopher Giles
The military takeover in Myanmar on Monday resulted in internet disruption in large parts of the country.
The authorities have now blocked access to Facebook, which they said was for the sake of "stability".
How the internet dropped off
The restrictions to the internet were reported on Monday at 03:00 local time (20:30 GMT on Sunday).
Internet connectivity had dropped to 50% of normal levels by 08:00 local time that day, as people were waking up to the news of the military takeover.
"Army cut off the state media TV and radios, local phone line and internet getting disabled across the country," tweeted Burmese Reuters journalist Wa Lone.

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