iii. Tech companies should not enable repression and must uphold human rights standards: Beyond social media platforms, other tech companies play a critical role in enabling and resisting digital repression. We call on: 6.3 • Telecom and internet service providers to not comply with surveillance demands made by the junta and ensure the continuity of secure and reliable communication services. • Connectivity providers, including satellite companies, to prioritise access for humanitarian and civil society purposes, and to safeguard these services from restrictions imposed under junta pressure. • Companies supplying surveillance, interception or biometric technologies to Myanmar to immediately suspend sales that enable repression, and for international regulators to apply strict human rights due diligence and export controls in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and related international standards. International non-government organisations (INGOs) and donor organisations INGOs and donors have a crucial role to play in supporting WHRDs and other prodemocracy activists and raising awareness of digital repression in Myanmar. We urge INGOs and donors to: i. Provide digital security support: As Myanmar has become a surveillance state, it is increasingly difficult and dangerous for WHRDs and other activists to communicate securely. Beyond the financial burden of replacing devices and SIM cards, defenders face rising risks of interception, tracking and digital profiling. INGOs and donors should invest in robust digital security support, including tailored training, and the development of secure tools and trusted connectivity alternatives for those operating in high-risk or shutdown areas. ii. Support rehabilitation programmes: Due to doxxing, online sexual harassment and other threats, WHRDs in particular suffer serious psychological and even physical harm. Donors should prioritise mental health services to support traumatised activists, including creating safe houses and rehabilitation programmes as part of broader protection strategies. iii. Mobilise international solidarity and advocacy: Increased coordination among regional and global civil society actors to amplify the crisis of digital repression in Myanmar is necessary. This includes raising the profile of research into the conditions of digital repression in Myanmar in international advocacy spaces, producing joint statements and influencing relevant UN and multilateral mechanisms. 25