Internet censorship in Myanmar
Myanmar (MM) · · Atom
16
Censorship Score
Level
mediumRisk Tier
T2HighTrend
↑ worseningGlobal Rank
#9Incidents
—Overview
Myanmar implemented severe internet restrictions following the 2021 coup. Social media is heavily blocked.
Evidence provenance
No evidence records attached to this country yet. Once probes or upstream alerts fire, attribution appears here.
7-Day Risk Forecast
Predictive AIMachine learning prediction of censorship risk based on historical patterns and political events. Calibrated 2026-05-20 via isotonic refit on 810 live outcomes. See drivers + similar past events →
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ML Intelligence
Atlas models · 2026-05-21Composite signals from Voidly Atlas's ML model suite — censorship intensity, contagion follow-risk, expected shutdown duration and behavioral peers. Model changelog →
Expected shutdown duration
~5days
If a critical shutdown occurs · IQR ±2d
Contagion follow-risk (3d)
81%elevated
Top trigger: TR · baseline 16%
Try-first circumvention tool
Psiphon · vpn-proxy · 55% probe success (partial)
Recent Incidents
No incidents recorded for Myanmar.
ISPs in Myanmar
Known blocked services
Social mediaNews sites
Recommendations
- Use Voidly VPN with obfuscation
- Use mesh networking
- Enable multiple fallback protocols
Data
Measurements470,088
Blocked count76,138
Block rate16.2%
Last updated2026-07-28
API endpoint
/data/country/MMProtocol breakdown
465K
Web
3K
Telegram
3K
WhatsApp
Frequently asked questions about censorship in Myanmar
Q01Is the internet censored in Myanmar?
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Voidly classifies Myanmar as medium (censorship score 16/100, risk tier 2: High). Myanmar implemented severe internet restrictions following the 2021 coup. Social media is heavily blocked.
Q02What websites are blocked in Myanmar?
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Recent measurements show blocking or interference for: Social media, News sites. The block-rate across all measured domains is 16.2% over 470,088 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=MM.
Q03How does Myanmar's censorship compare globally?
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Myanmar ranks #9 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is worsening — block rates trending up.
Q04What blocking methods are used in Myanmar?
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Voidly's pipeline detects DNS poisoning, TCP-RESET, blockpage injection, TLS-RESET / SNI-based blocking, and ASN-level outages. The exact method per domain is in each evidence permalink (https://api.voidly.ai/data/incidents?country=MM). Methodology: https://voidly.ai/methodology.
Q05How fresh is the data for Myanmar?
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Voidly probes Myanmar every 5 minutes from 37+ global probe nodes. Upstream OONI, IODA, and CensoredPlanet feeds refresh every 6 hours. The country snapshot was last regenerated 2026-07-28.
Q06How can I check if a specific website is blocked in Myanmar?
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Three options. (1) REST: GET https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain=twitter.com&country=MM. (2) MCP: npx @voidly/mcp-server, then call check_domain_blocked with domain="twitter.com" country="MM". (3) CLI: npx @voidly/cli check twitter.com MM. All three return current status, blocking method, and evidence permalinks.
Q07Can I use a VPN to bypass censorship in Myanmar?
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Use Voidly VPN with obfuscation Use mesh networking Enable multiple fallback protocols The full per-country recommendation list is on this page below.
Q08How do I cite Voidly's data on Myanmar in a paper or article?
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Use the BibTeX or RIS export at https://voidly.ai/cite/MM (also linked from the Citation section below). Permanent incident IDs (e.g., MM-2026-NNNN) are issued for every confirmed event. License: CC BY 4.0 — credit Voidly Research and link back.
Cite this data
Voidly Research. (2026). Myanmar Censorship Profile. https://voidly.ai/mm
License: CC BY 4.0 — free to use with attribution.