Restriction on Internet Freedom by the Junta abuses in Rakhine State, was restored through 4G mobile access in some townships of Rakhine State on February 3. From February 14, the internet access through Wireless Wi-Fi, fiber internets and mobile networks were shut down, lasting from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. till February 15. The nationwide shutdown of mobile internet was commenced on February 15, 1 a.m., lasting for one and half months until April 28. 3 The junta intended to lessen the anti-coup protest activities via internet disruption. On March 30, the Bago City Development Committee ordered telecommunications companies to disclose the information about the subscribers, listing the addresses together with the name of the users, to identify who were having internet and Wi-Fi services within their territory.4 Although the internet services were restored in May, users are still bypassing with Virtual Privat Network called VPN as most of the websites including Facebook, are still being blocked. Issuing whitelists In May, the military’s junta restricted the online services, domains, and websites by developing a list called whitelist. The first exemption on the list are Mobile-banking related applications.5 Although Tinder, We Chat, Grab, WhatsApp, and Instagram6 were included on 3 Article 19. (2021). “Unplugged in Myanmar, internet restrictions following the military coup”. Available at (Unplugged in Myanmar, “Internet restrictions following the military coup”, 9 July 2021, Article 19.) 4 (2021, March 30). “ပဲခူးတိုင်းတွင် Wi-Fi တပ်ဆင်ထားသည့် ေနအိမ်များ စစ်ေကာင်စီ စာရင်းေတာင်း” Available at .https://www.facebook.com/News.TheLadies/photos/a.179109772264000/1759830354191926/?type=3 5 Frontier. (2021, June 30). “Whitelisted internet takes Myanmar back to a ‘dark age’”. Available at https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/whitelisted-internet-takes-myanmar-back-to-a-dark-age/ 6 Wallace, Rory. (2021, April 28). “Myanmar junta builds ‘walled garden’ of internet services”. Available at Myanmar junta builds 'walled garden' of internet services - Nikkei Asia 2