Money 19 September 2022 For Myanmar’s revolutionaries, adopting digital currency can mean life or death The anti-coup administration is now circulating $620,000 worth of its own digital currency. But security fears are mounting.
Creators & Communities 6 May 2022 Where anonymity on Twitter is a matter of life or death Elon Musk’s desire to ‘authenticate all humans’ has users in countries like Myanmar and Saudi Arabia worried for their lives.
Blackouts 26 April 2022 Internet blackouts are hiding an ongoing human rights catastrophe “The level of atrocities that have gone unspoken in Myanmar have been quite shocking.”
Reports 5 July 2021 From K-Pop stan to keyboard warrior: Meet the activists battling Myanmar’s military junta A group of young Burmese are braving blackouts and crackdowns to make sure the world stays focused on what’s happening in their country.
Access & Connectivity 15 April 2021 Myanmar’s military coup has pushed its fledgling digital economy to the brink of collapse Amid internet blackouts, economic isolation, and massive strikes, a decade of development is unwinding.
Reports 18 March 2021 TikTok is repeating Facebook’s mistakes in Myanmar The social media giant failed to anticipate a predictable surge in misinformation and threats of violence.
Access & Connectivity 10 February 2021 In Myanmar, one blackout ends, another begins The Burmese military government turned off the internet in most of the country. But in Rakhine and Chin states, it ended an 18-month blackout.
