Discussion

• @max_fisher Max Fisher on x

  One thing to keep an eye on re Myanmar: Facebook, which remains perhaps the most important communications medium there. Just three days ago, Facebook's “oversight board” forced the platform to reinstate anti-Muslim hate speech, invoking “freedom of expression.” https://twitter.co…

• @the_ayeminthant Aye Min Thant on x

  I've also seen to have been logged out of Signal, Telegram, ect overnight. I can't log in again since I can't get a verification code due to the cell service shut down

• @netblocks @netblocks on x

  Update: Internet connectivity in #Myanmar has fallen to 50% of ordinary levels as of 8:00 a.m. local time amid an apparent military coup and the detention of civilian leaders; pattern of disruption indicates centrally issued telecoms blackout order 📵 https://netblocks.org/... htt…

• @tmclaughlin3 Timothy McLaughlin on x

  Myanmar, at the moment, appears to be being governed largely through junta decrees being rapidly released on Facebook.

• @charliethame Charlie Thame on x

  Several Myanmar friends on Facebook have changed their profile pictures to the three finger hunger games salute used by Thai students: a) People will resist; b) Thai youth have inspired them. #Myanmarcoup #CatchingFire https://twitter.com/...

• @obsoletedogma Matt O'Brien on x

  Facebook was already complicit in one genocide in Myanmar, and yet apparently it's learned nothing https://twitter.com/...

• @katrinapierson Katrina Pierson on x

  Since Myanmar is trending, you should go see how their military used social media, Facebook, to incite genocide there. True Story. Take back your personal agency folks, watch “The Social Dilemma”. You're being used against yourself. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  What a joke. @facebook is NOT subject to freedom of expression. It is an ADVERTISING AND DATA MINING BUSINESS. One that has already caused a genocide in Myanmar. Facebook is using legitimate scholars to cover for their shameful practices under the auspices of independence. https:…

• @reuters @reuters on x

  Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures including President Win Myint were detained in a raid amid escalating tension between the civilian government and the military https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @reuters @reuters on x

  Mobile Internet data connections and some phone services were disrupted in Yangon, Myanmar, residents said, hours after Aung San Suu Kyi's detention https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @the_ayeminthant Aye Min Thant on x

  My WhatsApp is working though

• @the_ayeminthant Aye Min Thant on x

  I guess I'll be live tweeting a coup now. Things are still pretty quiet for now, though people are awake and scared. I've been fielding calls since 6 am from friends and relatives. The internet is in and out and my sim card no longer works.