Myanmar was reportedly plunged into a new nationwide internet shutdown on Saturday, days after a military coup that coincided with an earlier blackout. Myanmar's junta has tried to silence dissent by temporarily blocking Facebook and extended the social media crackdown to Twitter and Instagram.
In Myanmar's largest anti-coup protests yet, young demonstrators on Saturday spilled on to the streets to denounce the country's new military regime, despite a nationwide internet blackout aimed at stifling a growing chorus of popular dissent.