Internet censorship in Myanmar
Myanmar (MM) · · Atom
15
Censorship Score
Level
lowRisk Tier
T2HighTrend
↑ worseningGlobal Rank
#5Incidents
167Overview
Myanmar implemented severe internet restrictions following the 2021 coup. Social media is heavily blocked.
Evidence provenance
12 records from 3 sources- OONI7 (58%)Active web/messaging probes
- IODA3 (25%)ASN-level outage signals + BGP
- CensoredPlanet2 (17%)Satellite (DNS) + Hyperquack (HTTP/S)
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 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
Try-first circumvention tool
Lantern · p2p-circumvention · 80% probe success (partial)
Recent Incidents
3 active
Confirmed: censorship detected in MyanmarVerified
1d ago100% anomaly · 11 measurements
Confirmed: censorship detected in MyanmarVerified
2d ago100% anomaly · 16 measurements
Internet outage in Myanmar
3d ago5% anomaly · 1 measurements
Confirmed: censorship detected in MyanmarVerified
3d ago100% anomaly · 16 measurements
Confirmed: censorship detected in MyanmarVerified
4d ago100% anomaly · 16 measurements
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 updated2026-08-13
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 low (censorship score 15/100, 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 #5 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 2026-08-13.
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.