Telecommunication
- News
Observers fear major blow to online privacy as Telenor considers pulling out of Myanmar
The company said it is ‘evaluating various options’ as the situation in Myanmar shows ‘limited prospects of improvement’
- News
‘Destroy your SIM card’ – activists call for boycott of Mytel for ‘aiding and abetting’ the military
Call comes in 161-page report that details how foreign banks ‘help fund’ the military with loans to Mytel’s Vietnamese partner
- Myanmar
Government blocks more websites it claims have ‘terrorist’ links
Move will be seen as another attack on free speech, with foreign companies like Telenor playing along
- Myanmar
Telenor reverses stance, blocks ethnic news media amid crackdown on journalists
Government refuses to release list of sites it ordered blocked, arrests several reporters from ethnic news media
- News
Facebook removes network of fake accounts promoting military-backed telecom with $1.2m misinformation campaign
Company says accounts posed as neutral telecom news and opinion outlets while attacking MyTel critics and competitors
