A woman uses her mobile phone to check Facebook in Yangon on February 4. The military government has ordered mobile operators and ISPs to restrict access to social media platforms. (AFP)
A woman uses her mobile phone to check Facebook in Yangon on February 4. The military government has ordered mobile operators and ISPs to restrict access to social media platforms. (AFP)

Civil society, businesses condemn junta’s draft Cyber Security Law

Draft law would require ICT companies to keep data onshore and provide it to the government on request, while users deemed to have spread “misinformation” or “disinformation” would face a potential three-year prison term.

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