Myanmar’s Military Struggles to Control the Virtual Battlefield Crisis Group Asia Report N°314, 18 May 2021 Page 3 remotely via telephone, using pre-existing networks of contacts. In Yangon, these included social media and conflict researchers, data privacy and digital rights advocates, lawyers, security officials, technology entrepreneurs and representatives of major technology firms, while in Rakhine State, interviewees included politicians, activists, civil society leaders and ordinary residents. Crisis Group also consulted social media platforms regarding their Myanmar policies and responses to the coup.