Hi,

We analyzed OONI data from Myanmar and we were able to confirm the blocking of:

* Social media websites (such as twitter.com, facebook.com, instagram.com)

* News media websites (30 local Myanmar news outlets)

* A human rights website (https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/)

* A COVID-19 site (https://coronavirus.app/)

We are able to confirm the blocking of these sites because in OONI network measurement data, we are able to see that ISPs in Myanmar are implementing DNS based interference which returns IP addresses (59.153.90.11, 167.172.4.60) that host block pages.

On some networks in Myanmar, there appears to be TCP/IP level interference, suggesting IP based blocking.

You can find more details here: https://gist.github.com/hellais/397af212f267757ab492534cd1bded85

Meanwhile, both WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger apps continue to be blocked in Myanmar.

This is evident through OONI data:

* WhatsApp: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2021-02-14&since=2021-01-15&p...

* Facebook Messenger: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2021-02-14&since=2021-01-15&p...

In summary:

* Censorship appears to vary across networks (i.e. different sites are blocked on different networks)

* Different ISPs in Myanmar appear to adopt different censorship techniques (primarily DNS based interference returning a block page, and what seems to be IP based blocking)

* Some ISPs in Myanmar are not blocking these sites and apps

We've also shared the above information through the following Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1360615643322724355

## Further testing

If you're in Myanmar and interested in testing blocked sites further, you can:

1. Install the OONI Probe mobile app: https://ooni.org/install/mobile

2. Open this link with your OONI Probe mobile app:

https://run.ooni.io/nettest?tn=web_connectivity&ta=%7B%22urls%22%3A%5B%2...

3. Tap "Run" (please ensure that your VPN is turned off when running tests)

You will then have access to the test results in your OONI Probe app.

Unless you opt out, test results will automatically get openly published here: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2021-02-14&since=2021-01-15&p...

Warm thanks & solidarity with all OONI Probe users in Myanmar!

Best,

Maria.