5/25/22, 2:03 PM Myanmar tightens censorship of internet post-election | The Myanmar Times Best Tours in Phuket Book Now Simba Sea Trips There has been a push among civil society and investors to reform the Telecoms Law, which critics say lacks democratic oversight and transparency. The law allows the telecoms ministry to impose restrictions or bans in an “emergency situation” out of public interest. Amid the coronavirus outbreak in March, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s government used Section 77 for the first time to launch a major censorship exercise, blocking over 220 websites accused of promoting pornography, child abuse and fake news. Prominent ethnic media sites like Rakhine-based Development Media Group and Narinjara were among those blocked. Best Tours in Phuket Book Now Simba Sea Trips The same law was used by the government last year to impose internet restrictions on over a million people in conflict-torn Rakhine and Chin states. On October 30, it extended the ban on 3G and 4G internet services for at least a further two months. In September, the authorities blocked the website of Justice for Myanmar, a group of activists known for its investigations into military activities. Justice for Myanmar said the filter plan demonstrated a growing intolerance by the Myanmar authorities on freedom of expression. “This is absolutely disturbing. Access to information and freedom of expression are basic human rights and they must be guaranteed,” Justice for Myanmar spokesperson Ma Yadanar Maung said. The Myanmar Times has not been able to identify the three websites being taken offline or the keywords banned. There has been no public statement on the issue by the government or the other Read More three operators - state-owned MPT, Qatar’s Ooredoo and military-run Mytel. Best Tours in Phuket Simba Sea Trips COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard (Myanmar) COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard (Myanmar) Mobile View ဓာတ်ခွဲစစ်ဆေးသူစုစုပေါင်း (Total Specimens Tested) - 8,154,072 ပိုးတွေ့လူနာ (Lab Confirmed) - 613,238 ပိုးတွေ့သေဆုံးလူနာ (Death among Lab Confirmed) - 19,434 ပိုးတွေ့ ပြန်လည်သက်သာ (Recovered) - 592,221 last updated on 24-5-2022, 8;00 PM Abbreviation - ဓာတ်ခွဲစစ်ဆေးသူစုစုပေါင်း Case Count Visualization: eHealth Unit, Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Sports Myanmar You May Like https://www.mmtimes.com/news/myanmar-tightens-censorship-internet-post-election.html Sponsored Links 3/6