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Myanmar’s Military Struggles to Control the Virtual Battlefield Crisis Group Asia Report N°314, 18 May 2021 From Elections to Ceasefire in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Asia Briefing N°164, 23 December 2020. Responding to the Myanmar Coup, Asia Briefing N°166, 16 February 2021. The Cost of the Coup: Myanmar Edges Toward State Collapse, Asia Briefing N°167, 1 April 2021. Southern Philippines: Keeping Normalisation on Track in the Bangsamoro, Asia Report N°313, 15 April 2021. Page 35

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Myanmar's Military Struggles to Control the Virtual Battlefield

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Digital Surveillance
Information Operation
Military Coup

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International Crisis Group (ICG)

Date Published: May 18, 2021

Abstract: Since the 1 February coup d’état in Myanmar, the online space has become a parallel battlefield on which the country’s military and its opponents try to rally supporters, share information and control the narrative around events unfolding in the country. This virtual struggle has been vitally important to both sides. The scale of popular anger at the military, the regime’s lack of technological capacity and the policies of social media companies have made it difficult for the military, known as the Tatmadaw, to gain the upper hand.

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