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Lawyers in Myanmar genocide case ask court to release Facebook posts
Lawyers accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority have asked a US court to order Facebook to release posts. Read more…
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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi reluctantly turns to Facebook
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi cited the coronavirus pandemic as the impetus for reluctantly creating her first personal Facebook account. Read more…
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Myanmar sets 5G adoption targets and regulatory strategies
Myanmar MOTC has published a white paper on facilitating faster broadband and 5G adoption, broadband penetration targets and regulatory strategies. Read more…
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200 Myanmar villages visited to support digital literacy
Two vans, provided by Ooredoo and Facebook, will travel to more than 200 villages in Myanmar over a 100 days to help educate people on digital literacy. Read more…
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Ooredoo supported Beyond Access Myanmar is beyond expectations
Beyond Access Myanmar Program, supported by Ooredoo Myanmar, enhances digital opportunities for communities. Read more…
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US demands end to mobile data blackouts in parts of Myanmar
The US has urged an immediate end to a mobile data blackout in parts of two Myanmar states, saying a service restoration would help provide transparency. Read more…
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Social media should do more for human rights in Myanmar: UN
Facebook, Twitter and foreign investors need to do more to ensure they support human rights in Myanmar says UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee. Read more…
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Facebook bans insurgent groups in Myanmar
Facebook has banned four insurgent groups fighting Myanmar’s military saying it wanted to prevent offline harm by removing “dangerous organisations”. Read more…
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Vietnam’s Viettel aims to double its 5M subscribers in Myanmar
Vietnam’s largest telecommunication company, Viettel, is seeking to double its five million subscribers in Myanmar by the end of the year. Read more…
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Facebook removes accounts linked to Myanmar’s military
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc has removed hundreds of additional accounts, pages and groups in Myanmar from its social networks after discovering what it called “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” and links to the country’s military. The social Read more…