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13 Nov 2023

Author:
Aung Naing & Matt Reed, Radio Free Asia

Myanmar: Pro-military channels allegedly use Telegram to transmit 'propaganda'

"Junta expands use of radio shows, Telegram app to boost propaganda", 12 November 2023

Myanmar’s military junta is increasingly using state media outlets for propaganda purposes while it continues its crack down on independent news outlets, several journalists have told Radio Free Asia.

The junta has ramped up its use of its channel on the messaging app Telegram to distribute its information, according to the reporters. In addition, there are a number of pro-junta Telegram channels that then amplify the junta’s propaganda.

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The junta has revoked the licenses of four publishers and two printing houses since the junta seized power in a Feb. 1, 2021, coup d’etat.

Some 14 media outlets including Mizzima, Democratic Voice of Burma and The Irrawaddy have also lost their licenses. 

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