5/24/22, 7:37 PM Global Voices » Myanmar Digital Activists Come Together to Protect People’s Rights Online at #DigitalRightsMM · Global Voi… Nyein Chan Ko Ko, a tech developer and Unicode activist, explained why using a standard font is important. Nyein Chan Ko Ko speaks about how not having a Unicode systems for Burmese languages makes it inaccessible as it cannot be read by screen readers. Makes using ethnic languages even more difficult. #digitalrightsMM [7] — Point of View (@povmumbai) January 18, 2018 [44] Standardization should be priority before we implement E- government. #myanmar [45]#digitalrightsmm [16] — Nyein chan ko ko (@nyeinchamkoko) January 19, 2018 [46] You can find out about all the conversations about Myanmar's digital rights using the hashtag #digitalrightsMM. 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