5/24/22, 7:49 PM Myanmar blocks “fake news” websites amid COVID-19 pandemic | OONI About Tests Data Get Involved Reports Blog Donate Install OONI Probe Myanmar blocks “fake news” websites amid COVID-19 pandemic Phyu Phyu Kyaw, Maria Xynou, Arturo Filastò, 2020-05-06 In March 2020, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Myanmar received a directive from the Ministry of Transport and Communications to block 230 websites, most of which contain adult content. However, 67 of these sites were blocked on the grounds of spreading “fake news”. The list of these 230 websites has not been published. In an attempt to potentially identify the newly blocked websites, we analyzed OONI network measurements collected from Myanmar over the last months, between 1st January 2020 to 9th April 2020. In this report, we share our findings based on the analysis of OONI data, confirming the DNS based blocking of 174 domains in Myanmar. Background Internet shutdown Blocking directive Methodology Findings Blocked news outlets Conclusion Appendix https://ooni.org/post/2020-myanmar-blocks-websites-amid-covid19/ 1/14