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A Yangon resident shaves the eyebrows and head of a man detained by locals in Botahtaung Township after curfew on February 13. Residents suspected the man and two others caught the same night had been sent to cause mayhem in the neighbourhood but there was little evidence to support this allegation. (Frontier)
A Yangon resident shaves the eyebrows and head of a man detained by locals in Botahtaung Township after curfew on February 13. Residents suspected the man and two others caught the same night had been sent to cause mayhem in the neighbourhood but there was little evidence to support this allegation. (Frontier)

Twitter and SMS: Myanmar’s new frontiers of fear

An avalanche of disinformation, misinformation and dangerous rumours has circulated on new platforms and mediums since the coup, and the junta’s internet restrictions have only stoked the fires of falsehood.

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