Myanmar internet providers block Facebook services
Posted : 2021-02-04 13:12
Updated : 2021-02-04 13:12
A convoy of army vehicles patrol the streets in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. AP
Internet providers in Myanmar including state-owned telecom MPT were blocking access to Facebook Inc-owned services in the country on Thursday, days after military leaders seized power in a coup.
A letter posted online by the Ministry of Communications and Information overnight said Facebook would be blocked until Feb. 7 for the sake of stability.
Some users in Myanmar reported they were not able to access several Facebook services.
Network monitoring group NetBlocks confirmed state-owned telecom MPT, which says it has 23 million users, had blocked Facebook as well as its Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp services. Norway s Telenor Asa said it had just blocked Facebook to comply with the directive.
Myanmar junta blocks Facebook as opposition grows to coup
02/04/2021 6:51
(Reuters) - Myanmar s junta blocked Facebook in the name of ensuring stability on Thursday and activists said at least three people were arrested at a street protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi faces charges for illegally importing communications equipment after the army takeover on Monday that has drawn Western condemnation and calls on the junta to respect her party s landslide victory in November elections.
Opposition to the junta has emerged very strongly on Facebook, which is the country s main internet platform and underpins communications for business and government. Facebook s WhatsApp messaging was also blocked.
By Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - Myanmar’s junta blocked Facebook on Thursday, trying to shut off an important channel for opposition to this week’s military coup as sporadic protests flared.
Protesters from Myanmar residing in Japan raise their fists and hold a poster depicting Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally against Myanmar s military, after it seized power from a democratically elected civilian government and arrested Suu Kyi, outside Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Military ruler General Min Aung Hlaing has moved quickly to consolidate his hold after overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and detaining her and allied politicians on Monday.
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(Adds number of detentions, clapping campaign) Social network used to spread instability - junta Police say six illegal walkie-talkies found in Suu Kyi s home U.N. chief says it will mobilizes to make sure coup fails More protests against coup in Yangon overnight
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar s junta blocked Facebook on Thursday, trying to shut off an important channel for opposition to this week s military coup as sporadic protests flared.
Military ruler General Min Aung Hlaing has moved quickly to consolidate his hold after overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and detaining her and allied politicians on Monday.