Opponents of Myanmar’s Coup Have Adopted a Controversial New Tactic to Fight Back Online Slate 2 hrs ago © Provided by Slate Anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 3. Getty Images
In the wake of the Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar and the ensuing government crackdown on anti-coup protests, which has grown steadily more deadly, with more than 700 killed by the military so far, supporters of the protests around the world have taken to Facebook, using a new method that they call “social punishment” to fight back against the junta.
Social punishment is a form of protest that consists of essentially doxing family members of officers in the military (which is called the Tatmadaw in Myanmar). The revealed information often includes pictures of the person and details of their businesses and family connections.
Social punishment: Opponents of Myanmar s coup are doxing military officers and their families
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