3/24/26, 1:25 PM Five Years After Coup, Myanmar’s Digital Authoritarianism Enters New Phase | TechPolicy.Press AUTHORS WAI PHYO MINT Wai Phyo Myint is an Asia-Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now. Wai Phyo has been working as a digital rights advocate in Myanmar for over eight years, and has previous experience in political advisory, media, and communications. Wai Phyo has served as one of the leading persons in Myanmar organizin... DARIKA BAMRUNGCHOK Darika Bamrungchok is the Asia Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now. She has been working as a digital rights advocate and digital security trainer in Thailand and the broader Southeast Asia region for over a decade. RELATED Fourth Year Under Myanmar Military’s Digital Iron Curtain: A Reflection on Digital Repression and the Path Forward MARCH 4, 2025 Myanmar Cannot Wait: Only Coordinated Global Pushback Will Stop Escalating Violence and Repression AUGUST 17, 2023 PERSPECTIVE The Tech Arms Race is Reshaping Our Lives — and Threatening Democracy OCTOBER 22, 2025 Venezuela: Digital ID As a Tool of Oppression SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 PERSPECTIVE When Device Security Becomes State Control FEBRUARY 16, 2026 TOPICS Cybersecurity Human Rights A nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. About Articles Fellowships Donate Podcast Contributor Guidelines Privacy Policy Contributors Tech Policy Press © 2026 — a 501(c)(3) organization https://www.techpolicy.press/five-years-after-coup-myanmars-digital-authoritarianism-enters-new-phase/ 4/4