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Myanmar orders internet providers to block Twitter and Instagram in the country

The Verge

A protester makes three-finger salute as another holds up a poster of de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an anti-coup march February 6th in Yangon, Myanmar | Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images. The company provides mobile services in Myanmar.

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Scam work centers along Thai border still have up to 100,000 people, despite multinational crackdown

Fast Company Tech

Despite a weeks-long multinational crackdown , scam centres along the Thai- Myanmar border are still operating with up to 100,000 people working there, the top police general leading Thailand’s operations against the fraud compounds told Reuters. “So that the Myanmar authorities and ethnic armed groups can conduct more crackdowns.”

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Facebook blocked in Myanmar after users protest military coup

The Verge

In a statement given to The Wall Street Journal , Facebook confirmed that the country’s telecoms providers had been ordered to block its services, adding, “We urge authorities to restore connectivity so that people in Myanmar can communicate with family and friends and access important information.”

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6 Ideas for Using the Instagram Donation Sticker to Raise Money

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shares attention-grabbing staff stories from the front lines, to raise awareness of international crises such as the violent campaign against the Rohingya people in Myanmar: View Story. Mobilizing your individual supporters to leverage their Instagram networks to raise money is a great way to reach new donors.

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The Hard Problems: A Resilient Civil Society To Face What’s Next

The NonProfit Times

In Uganda and Myanmar. However, looking at these pressures gives us an opportunity to shape ourselves into a collaborative network of organizations who build a future that optimizes for thriving communities. Democratic backsliding and restrictive laws will pose challenges to nonprofits operations and the safety of their beneficiaries.

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Thailand’s fintech startup Ascend Money lands $150M at a $1.5B valuation

TechCrunch

The company, which was founded in 2013, also plans to strengthen its global operations across six countries — Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines. In Thailand, Ascend Money has about 70% of market share based on its own research, Thamavaranukupt said.

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Facebook blocks access to group criticizing Thailand king after government threat

The Verge

In this week’s episode of “should the social network leave it up or take it down?” That’s despite potential human rights abuses that may arise like the catastrophic episode in Myanmar, where ruling members of the military used hate speech on Facebook to promote its real-world genocide of the minority Muslim Rohingya population.

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