Myanmar Citizens Use Protester Toolkit to Skirt Internet Ban
- Information continues to flow on dark web, lesser known apps
- Tips coming in from elsewhere on how to sidestep restrictions
Protesters lookout for military junta forces in Yangon, Myanmar on March 20.
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Sidestepping a crackdown on internet use since the military seized power almost two months ago, hundreds of thousands of protesters and citizens in Myanmar are finding different ways to communicate online, downloading tools to bypass censorship restrictions and turning to alternative media sources and underground networks, according to new research.
They have moved to a mirror site of Facebook on the dark web, used apps that rely on Bluetooth technology to continue messaging each other and turned to lesser known social media platforms to stay connected, according to Recorded Future Inc., a closely held cybersecurity firm based near Boston, Massachusetts.