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Internet censorship in Myanmar

Myanmar (MM) · · Atom

18
Censorship Score
Level
medium
Risk Tier
T2High
Trend
↑ worsening
Global Rank
#11
Incidents
44

Overview

Myanmar implemented severe internet restrictions following the 2021 coup. Social media is heavily blocked.

Evidence provenance
10 records from 1 source
  • IODA10 (100%)
    ASN-level outage signals + BGP

Every record carries a permalink back to its upstream measurement. Click a source label to drill into the raw data for Myanmar.

7-Day Risk Forecast

Predictive AI

Machine 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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Multi-horizon shutdown forecast — Myanmar

monotonic ok
Next 1 day
36.4%
Next 7 days
58.8%
Next 30 days
82.6%

Honest scope: this is a current-regime risk signal, not a shutdown-onset predictor. It reliably flags countries already in a sustained blocking regime; on the days a new shutdown actually begins its skill is at/below chance (transition-row AUC ~0.33). Why →

ML Intelligence

Atlas models · 2026-05-21

Composite signals from Voidly Atlas's ML model suite — censorship intensity, contagion follow-risk, expected shutdown duration and behavioral peers. Model changelog →

Voidly Score
21.7/ 100
▼ 3.32 vs yesterday
How this is computed →
Expected shutdown duration
~5days
If a critical shutdown occurs · IQR ±1d
Evidence grade mix (44)
A: 28B: 16
Grading rubric →
Try-first circumvention tool
Psiphon · vpn-proxy · 56% probe success (partial)
Full evasion table →
Behaviorally similar countries
PK79%IR70%CN68%

Similarity is behavioral (how a country blocks), not political.

Recent Incidents

10 active
Internet outage in Myanmar
May 3
69% anomaly · 2 measurements
Internet outage in Myanmar
Apr 30
3% anomaly · 2 measurements
Internet outage in Myanmar
Apr 29
1% anomaly · 2 measurements
Internet outage in Myanmar
Apr 25
2% anomaly · 1 measurements
Internet outage in Myanmar
Apr 24
2% anomaly · 1 measurements
View all 44 incidents →

ISPs in Myanmar

Known blocked services

Social mediaNews sites

Recommendations

  • Use Voidly VPN with obfuscation
  • Use mesh networking
  • Enable multiple fallback protocols

Data

Measurements177,084
Blocked count31,352
Block rate17.7%
Last updated2026-05-24
API endpoint/data/country/MM

Protocol breakdown

174K
Web
2K
Telegram
2K
WhatsApp

Frequently asked questions about censorship in Myanmar

Q01

Is the internet censored in Myanmar?

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Voidly classifies Myanmar as medium (censorship score 18/100, risk tier 2: High). Myanmar implemented severe internet restrictions following the 2021 coup. Social media is heavily blocked.
Q02

What 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 17.7% over 177,084 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=MM.
Q03

How does Myanmar's censorship compare globally?

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Myanmar ranks #11 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is worsening — block rates trending up.
Q04

What 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.
Q05

How 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 2026-05-24.
Q06

How 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.
Q07

Can 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.
Q08

How 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.

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