Despite being targeted by the junta, Myanmar independent media continues to deliver to an information-hungry people, as publishing and consumption habits fracture into pro-and-anti-junta camps.
As clashes continue and soldiers occupy their villages, displaced Karen refugees are unable to return home but are also unable to put down roots in Thailand, where they have received a frosty reception from authorities.
The United States has determined that the violence against the Rohingya minority committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity.
Military-linked social media accounts, mainly on Telegram, continue to dox activists and encourage violence, including assassinations. Although one of the most controversial accounts was recently removed from the platform, critics say Telegram is still not doing enough to regulate content.
Western-led state-building initiatives in Myanmar have long promoted a neoliberal model of development and democratisation that has inadvertently benefited the military over everyone else in Myanmar.