unblocking unencrypted platforms in an attempt to funnel the public into a more heavily surveilled digital space. • The military tried to gaslight the public, classifying blocks as State secrets, threatening telecommunications companies (telcos) with severe imprisonment for leaks, and concealing 98% blocks as technical failures. • All telcos failed in their responsibility to respect human rights and have become active enforcers of the military's blocking regime, including Stateowned telcos MPT and Mytel which have led the crackdown with near100% blockades of the media. Page 3 of 17