Raids and internet blackouts: Myanmar’s military vs protesters | The Listening Post

A civil disobedience movement is growing in Myanmar; young people are using social media to organise and keep citizens and the outside world informed. Contributors: Thin Lei Win - Founder and former chief correspondent, Myanmar Now Aye Min Thant - Myanmar-based journalist Manny Maung - Researcher, Human Rights Watch Francis Wade - Author, Myanmar’s Enemy Within On our radar Australia is now a front line in the revenue battle between big tech and the mainstream media. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Nic Muirhead to find out how Google and Facebook are responding. Lockdown’s lost children: Britain’s digital divide Home school is hard enough - but what if you cannot afford an electronic device or Wi-Fi? That is the reality for more than a million schoolchildren in the United Kingdom. Contributors: Ayse Guveli - Sociologist, University of Essex Vanessa Jackson - Associate professor, Birmingham City Flora Kisby - Deputy head teacher, Christ Church Primary Amanda Naylor - Head of partnerships, Barnardo’s Charity Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter:   / ajenglish   Find us on Facebook:   / aljazeera   Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/