Myanmar continues to cut off the internet and bans more media as protests continue
Today, Saturday, the Myanmar government ordered telecom companies and regulators to suspend wireless and terrestrial internet services across the country until further notice, with the occurrence of riots and clashes during large demonstrations against the ruling.
The Myanmar government also banned the "Twitter" and "Instagram" applications for social networking, today, Saturday, 3 days after the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Myanmar issued orders to all mobile phone companies, networks and the Internet to block the social networking site "Facebook".
The Japanese "Nikkei Asia" news agency said on its website that civil society organizations issued a statement on Saturday urging the companies concerned to ignore the new government's orders under the pretext that they are illegal.
The agency stated that the Myanmar government targeted the Internet and social media after the protest marches in the country were magnified after many people responded to calls on social media to join the demonstrations all over Myanmar.
The agency indicated that, based on data from international Internet monitoring companies, the Internet connection service in Myanmar lost 50% of its capacity after government orders to stop electronic services and social media, and the agency noted that there are reports about the Myanmar army resorting to China to obtain technical support in These decisions.
The agency also pointed out that it is not the first time that Myanmar witnesses cutting off Internet services at the country level, as the State Council for the Restoration of Law and Order resorted to such measures in September 1988 after it took over the rule of the country directly when the communications infrastructure in the country was underdeveloped and easy. Monitor them.
