Coda Currents

Myanmar’s military cracks down on the internet; censorship increases during the pandemic


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Myanmar’s military has a tight grip on the internet. That has only intensified since the coup in early February. But it wasn’t always like that. The country was once an early example of how the internet could be harnessed for positive change. So how did Myanmar’s internet become such a heavily controlled space? Plus, governments worldwide are using the Covid-19 pandemic to limit free speech and ramp up censorship.
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