Citing state stability, Myanmar's new military blocks Twitter & Instagram after Facebook

In name of public interest and state stability after blocking Facebook, Myanmar Army furr expanded its internet crackdown and blocked Twitter as well as Instagram days after seizing power in a coup. On February 4, new military government blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday's coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest ousting of elected civilian government and its leer Aung San Suu Kyi. 

Myanmar Ministry of Transport and Communications ordered internet service providers and mobile networks in country to block Twitter and Instagram, on Friday. Specifying rwegian company Teler, company which provides mobile services in country.  company furr said in a statement that though directive has legal basis in Myanmar's telecommunications law, Teler Myanmar has challenged necessity and proportionality of directive and highlighted directive's contriction with international human rights law, reported ANI.

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In response to military's decision, Twitter said that it was "deeply concerned" about order.

"It undermines public conversation and rights of people to make ir voices heard... Open Internet is increasingly under threat around world. We will continue to vocate to end destructive government-led shutdowns," a Twitter spokesperson said, reported ANI.
 

Facebook has urged authorities to restore connectivity so that people can communicate to ir kins.

"Telecom providers in Myanmar have been ordered to permanently block Instagram. We urge authorities to restore connectivity so that people in Myanmar can communicate with family and friends and access important information," a Facebook spokesperson said, reported ANI.

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As Facebook is very popular in Myanmar and used by 53 million people,  military has decided to block it.  ousted government h commonly me public anuncements on social media site. Also, Facebook has emerged as a key platform for opposition to coup with photos of civil disobedience campaigns widely shared. 

Aung San Suu Kyi detained

Myanmar's military takes over as y detained de facto leer Aung San Suu Kyi and declared it h taken control of country for one year under a state of emergency. Rising tensions between military and government for weeks, intervention came after allegations of fraud in vember's elections.

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Myanmar Military Coup

On February 1, Burmese military began detaining democratically elected members of ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party. State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and or members of Parliament were detained by military, who later declared an emergency for a year. After coup, Myanmar Army's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing took charge of country. coup occurred a day before Myanmar's newly elected members of Parliament were supposed to be sworn-in.  military vowed to hold new and fair elections after state of emergency ends and said it was committed to democratic system.

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(With ANI Inputs)