Myanmar Internet Project

Much has happened over the course of Myanmar’s short history of being online. In just over a decade, the country accumulated many firsts, from the first politically-motivated internet shutdown (2007), to the first genocide incited on social media (2012-2017), to the first digital coup (2021). From a tech optimist success story, embodying the hopes and promises of a digital leapfrog, Myanmar has gone on to become a poster child for digital oppression. The Myanmar Internet Project aims to document the history of the Myanmar Internet – past, present and future – by consolidating and amplifying existing research, with a particular emphasis on making Myanmar perspectives more widely available.