The chart above presents relevant measurement results for the domain of each blocked media website across eight local networks Most of the measurements however were collected from the three networks: AS9988 AS132167 and AS133385 The AS numbers included in the above chart correspond to the following Internet Service Providers ISPs : AS9988 Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications AS58952 Frontiir Co Ltd AS 131322 Yatanarpon Teleport Company Limited AS132167 Ooredoo Myanmar AS133384 RedLink Communications Co Ltd AS133385 Telenor Myanmar AS135307 Golden TMH Telecom Co Ltd AS136255 Telecom International Myanmar Company Limited The red fields illustrate whether the tested domains were found to be blocked on the tested networks while the green fields show whether the tested domains were accessible on those networks The white gray fields are used when there is absence of relevant data The number 0 is used to signal cases where the tested domain was al a bl cked while the number 1 is used for cases where the domain was e e bl cked A cursory review of the above chart demonstrates that most of the media websites were blocked on at least three local networks although there is some variance in their specific blocking across networks From a transparency standpoint there is little clarity as to how many directives have been issued by the government or how many specific sites are included in the directives No list of blocked URLs has been officially published As of August 2020 no report has been issued by the government or any ISP other than Telenor Myanmar regarding the blocked websites or related internet restrictions The complete list of the blocked news websites can be accessed here Notably instant messaging and circumvention tools such as Tor Psiphon WhatsApp Facebook Messenger and Telegram were all found to be accessible in Myanmar throughout the testing period The relevant measurements can be accessed by filtering the results here based by name S ei a ce Ca aci a d Ca abi i ie The Telecommunications Law of 2013 allowed foreign telecommunication companies to enter the Myanmar market for the first time resulting in a connectivity revolution Unfortunately however no legal framework was in place at the time to protect individual privacy rights on the internet The absence of such legal protections in the country enabled the government and military to decide whether or not to surveil or censor without true legal limitations or impediments on their behavior In turn as discussed above the NLD government formed the SMMT and the military employed tools such as Cellebrite It also appears as though the Myanmar government has involved telecommunications companies in its surveillance activities Telenor which entered the Myanmar market pursuant to the passage of the Telecommunications Law of 2013 has published Annual Sustainability Briefings since 2014 These briefings cover issues related to anti corruption human rights customer privacy cybersecurity climate impact and environmental management and digital

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