OONI

On 1st February 2021 (the day of the military coup), @caida_ioda data shows the first internet disruptions in #Myanmar. https://ooni.org/post/2021-myanmar-internet-blocks-and-outages/#outage-on-1st-february-2021 … #WhatsHappeningInMyanmarpic.twitter.com/JaiAjVKN3k

A few days later (early February 2021), OONI data started to show the blocking of social media services (Facebook, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Instagram) in #Myanmar. This is ongoing. https://ooni.org/post/2021-myanmar-internet-blocks-and-outages/#blocking-of-social-media … #WhatsHappeningInMyanmarpic.twitter.com/ACwcTxjKbH

On 6th February 2021, @caida_ioda data shows that #Myanmar experienced a second (higher impact) internet outage, lasting almost 30 hours. https://ooni.org/post/2021-myanmar-internet-blocks-and-outages/#outage-on-6th-february-2021 … #WhatsHappeningInMyanmarpic.twitter.com/2PSbho4tJB

Meanwhile, OONI data shows that ISPs in #Myanmar started blocking circumvention tool websites in February 2021 as well. https://ooni.org/post/2021-myanmar-internet-blocks-and-outages/#blocking-of-circumvention-tool-sites … #WhatsHappeningInMyanmarpic.twitter.com/UBfZjvVbzv

By 20th February 2021, OONI data shows that some ISPs in #Myanmar started to block @Wikipedia as well. https://ooni.org/post/2021-myanmar-internet-blocks-and-outages/#blocking-of-wikipedia … #WhatsHappeningInMyanmarpic.twitter.com/Q5BmRLIijV

OONI data shows that the site of @JusticeMyanmar (an activist campaign which aims to pressure businesses and investors around the world to divest from Myanmar military businesses) remains blocked in #Myanmar (the blocking was disclosed in August 2020). https://ooni.org/post/2021-myanmar-internet-blocks-and-outages/#justice-for-myanmar …pic.twitter.com/2QdOJaxHuQ

As part of OONI data analysis, we also found COVID-19 site @AppCoronavirus blocked in #Myanmar as well. https://ooni.org/post/2021-myanmar-internet-blocks-and-outages/#covid-19-site … #WhatsHappeningInMyanmarpic.twitter.com/P556iuFhwN

In many cases, we observe the IP blocking of websites and apps across networks in #Myanmar. We also see DNS based interference, returning IP addresses that host block pages (59.153.90.11, 167.172.4.60) or an address in private IP space (such as 127.0.0.1 or 172.29.8.1).pic.twitter.com/VE54aSz3eh