Myanmar’s Digital Crackdown is Worsening: The World is Stepping Back | TechPolicy.Press Topics Policy Tracker Newsletter 7/24/25, 12:16 PM Podcast PERSPECTIVE Myanmar’s Digital Crackdown is Worsening: The World is Stepping Back WAI PHYO MINT, FAIZ NAEEM / JUL 17, 2025 Wai Phyo Myint is the Asia Pacific Policy Analyst, and Faiz Naeem is the Asia Pacific Program Associate at Access Now. Projects Contributors About DONATE AUTHORS WAI PHYO MINT Wai Phyo Myint is an Asia-Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now. Wai Phyo has been working as a digital rights advocate in Myanmar for over eight years, and has previous experience in political advisory, media, and communications. Wai Phyo has served as one of the leading persons in Myanmar organizin... FAIZ NAEEM Faiz Naeem is the Asia Pacific Program Associate at Access Now. April 6, 2025—Sein Pan Ward, Mandalay seen after being engulfed in flames due to the March 28, 2025 earthquake in Myanmar. Photo by Kofoehtet, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia In the aftermath of one of the deadliest earthquakes in the country’s history, which struck in March 2025, Myanmar has entered an even darker chapter in its ongoing crisis. The fallout RELATED https://www.techpolicy.press/myanmars-digital-crackdown-is-worsening-the-world-is-stepping-back/ Page 1 of 7