Myanmar Government Unveils New Social Media App Called MySpace MM

Myanmar Government Unveils New Social Media App Called MySpace MM

The Myanmar government recently launched a social media app called MySpace[.]mm, with the help of Chinese nationals, probably as an effort to monitor and restrict information it views as critical of the Junta. The Myanmar government developed the app as an alternative to Facebook to reduce the use of VPNs and prevent citizens from accessing and sharing sensitive information. The Junta is specifically focused on Facebook because of its use by eth…