1/3/22, 11:33 AM Internet disrupted in Myanmar amid apparent military uprising - NetBlocks The fallback to meaningless Chinese characters on LG and Samsung smart televisions is a known issue , also observed during technical outages in the U.S. and other territories.  OUR WORK  REPORTS  NEWS  PRESS  CONTACT US NetBlocks @netblocks Fact Check: TVs across #Myanmar started displaying Chinese letters from 11 February stoking fears of a foreign incursion. However, analysis reveals it to be a side effect of the restriction of Google's static CDN causing Web Font icon load failures. netblocks.org/reports/intern… 8:04 PM · Feb 17, 2021 746 Reply Copy link to Tweet Read 33 replies Further reading: Inside the origins of a conspiracy theory about Myanmar and China – First Draft Resources: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disrupted-in-myanmar-amid-apparent-military-uprising-JBZrmlB6 17/26