National shutdown
Myanmar experienced a nationwide Internet outage starting on Sunday, 31 January 2021, as a military takeover over the government occurred.
- Total Duration 11 hours
Myanmar
- Population
- 54,500,091
- UN Classification
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- Least Developed Country
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free
Local impact
Myanmar experienced a nationwide Internet outage starting on Sunday, 31 January 2021, as a military takeover over the government occurred.
Other supporting information
Following the military coup, Myanmar experienced multiple significant internet outages. On 1st February 2021, IODA data shows that Myanmar experienced a significant internet outage, starting at 03:30 AM local time. Notably, there were several differences in the extent to which ISPs were affected by the outage and in timing patterns, suggesting the lack of an internet kill switch.
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Social media
NEW EVENT: Myanmar / to #Feb01 05:30 local (GMT + 6.5H):
— Monash IP Observatory (@IP_Observatory) February 1, 2021
. our observations confirm regional outages
. Mandalay (now 26pc); Magway (14pc); Yangon (82pc, falling)
. note: many regions not impacted yet (e.g. Kayin, shown)
. event start: 2am local@Nrg8000 @BBCBreaking @abcnews pic.twitter.com/8TOMkdPAj3
Evolving situation in #Myanmar with #Internet connectivity also affected. From contacts on the ground, connectivity is a bit erratic depending on provider & type of access. #Mobile appears to be the most affected. #InternetShutdowns #netgov #keepitonhttps://t.co/iqL4c3iwg1
— Rajnesh Singh (@RajneshSingh) February 1, 2021
Large internet outage in Myanmar amid possible military coup d'état. Outage began at 20:40 UTC (5:10am local).
— Doug Madory (also on Bluesky) (@DougMadory) February 1, 2021
Data from @Internetintel and @kentikinc shown below: pic.twitter.com/lto8yzmgLR
Amid the #coup in #Myanmar, there also appear to have been significant #Internet #outages. #IODA detected an initial drop in connectivity at ~21:00 UTC on Jan 31, followed by a larger drop at ~00:20 UTC on Feb 1.
— IODA (@IODA_live) February 1, 2021
Track Myanmar's connectivity here:https://t.co/rGlb7rUR0i pic.twitter.com/t9Io2UNP4Y
Here’s what #RIPEstat and #RIPEAtlas picked up from Myanmar – there appears to have been a significant outage earlier today, but most (not all) Internet connectivity seems to have been restored. #Internetoutage #myanmar
— RIPE NCC (@ripencc) February 1, 2021
Take a look at:https://t.co/Gcf4UGXvqt pic.twitter.com/874oleurA4
LATEST DEVELOPMENT : New military government orders telecom companies to temporarily block Facebook as they assume the social media platform is disturbing the restoration of stability in the country. Jumping back to 2000s in three days. #myanmar pic.twitter.com/2BzUujCSfM
— Hnin Zaw (@hninyadanazaw) February 3, 2021