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BANGKOK, Feb 6: Twitter on Saturday condemned Myanmar’s decision to block access to its platform as part of an ever-widening crackdown on social media, days after a coup that imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders.
“It undermines the public conversation and people’s rights to make their voices heard,” said a spokesperson for the platform.
“We will continue to advocate for an end to the destructive government-led shutdowns.”
Telenor, one of the country’s leading telecommunications providers, previously confirmed that authorities had ordered the blocking of Twitter and Instagram “until further notice” on Friday.
Myanmar’s de facto leader Suu Kyi and President Win Myint were detained in Monday’s raids by the army.
The lightning strike returned the country to military rule, halting Myanmar’s short 10-year experiment in democracy.
By Wednesday, the new regime moved to limit Facebook, possibly Myanmar’s main media outlet, as an online medium.
The “Civil Disobedience Movement” which called for the opposition to the coup gained strength.
Internet monitor NetBlocks has also reported local outages from the platforms owned by Facebook Whatsapp and Instagram. AFP
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