Internet Media
The internet in Burma is strictly controlled, with access blocked to websites critical of the junta, Burmese exile groups, and foreign media. Government approval is usually needed to own a computer and other electronic devices capable of accessing outside information. And Internet access varies due to electricity shortages.
The internet media has yet to make a significant impact in Burma, where according to official statistics, as of July 2010, there were only 400,000 Internet users (0.8% of the population). However during the anti-government protests in 2007, some footage was posted on video sharing sites like YouTube and Flickr which gave international media an inside look at the protests.
A number of Burmese exile sites publish information from inside Burma, including Mizzima (based in New Delhi), The Irrawaddy (based in Thailand), Freedom News Group (based in Bangkok and U.S.), and BurmaNet News.
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“The media transforms the great silence of things into its opposite. Formerly constituting a secret, the real now talks constantly. News reports, information, statistics, and surveys are everywhere.”
—Michel de Certeau (1925–1986)