Myanmar鈥檚 digital battleground
Prominent Burmese women are being targeted with hate speech and abuse online. 大象传媒 Trending鈥檚 Reha Kansara investigates and unearths a network of pro-junta online trolls.
Burmese women have been at the forefront of the resistance against the military junta ever since Myanmar lurched back into a dictatorship in 2021. Online, female activists and politicians have been fighting for their rights, gathering intel and strategizing - hoping that one day Myanmar will return to democracy. But these women have also been on the receiving end of targeted online attacks which have leaked into the offline world. So who is behind these strategic hate campaigns and why are they doing it? 大象传媒 Trending鈥檚 Reha Kansara investigates and unearths a network of pro-junta online trolls who dox and abuse women who oppose the regime.
Presenter: Reha Kansara
Producers: Nyein Chan Aye and Sachin Croker
Editor: Flora Carmichael
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