YANGON – Facebook services in Myanmar were disrupted amid reports that military had ordered telecom companies to block the social media platform on Thursday.
The company confirmed the disruptions, urging “authorities to restore connectivity so that people in Myanmar can communicate with their families and friends and access important information”.
Telenor Myanmar said in a statement that mobile operators and internet service providers had received a directive from communications ministry to temporarily block Facebook.
Activists had set up Facebook pages to co-ordinate opposition to the coup.
There have been few signs of major protest in the country. On Tuesday and Wednesday night, drivers honked their horns in the main city, Yangon and residents banged cooking pots.
Medics have either stopped work, or continued while wearing symbols of defiance to oppose the suppression of Myanmar’s democracy.(BBC)
