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Access to Alternative Communications & Digital Resilience in Myanmar's Internet Shutdown Areas The Myanmar Internet Project (MIP) conducted an interpretive study to investigate the lived realities of connectivity struggles in the war zones of Myanmar. Focusing on the Karenni, Sagaing, and Rakhine regions, the research synthesized qualitative insights through three core dimensions: Access, Adaptability, and Readiness, capturing the reality of connectivity as a contested and fr
Starlink Service Restrictions in Myanmar Threaten Critical Civilian Access While Failing to Address Root Causes of Cybercrime
Two women using Starlink Internet at an Internet café in Demoso Township. Photo - Thomas Linn Approximately 80 of Myanmar's 330 cities, millions of people, lack access to conventional internet services due to armed conflict and deliberate shutdowns by the military junta. In these areas, low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite services, primarily Starlink, have become the only viable means of accessing critical, life-saving information about military operations and airstrikes. Recent
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