Enemies of the Internet 2011 (Burma chapter)

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"Burma took drastic measures in 2010 to reorganise the country?s Internet and to arm itself with the means, at the next sign of a crisis, to cut off its population?s Web access without affecting official connections. Prior to the November 2010 elections – the first in twenty years – censors resorted to massive crackdowns, intimidation and cyberattacks to reduce the risk of any negative coverage. Tampering is now at its height..."...Widespread Net censorship in Burma...Outstanding bloggers...Three netizens are still languishing in prison...Reconfiguring the Burmese Internet behind a smokescreen...Unreliable Internet connections in the run up to the 7 November 2010: Slowdowns, cyberattac ks and tampering...Da w Aung Sa n Suu Kyi: Free and connected?

Source/publisher: 

Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Date of Publication: 

2011-03-12

Date of entry: 

2011-09-16

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English (French available)

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