They shamed and silenced her with a sex video. She is one of many women in Myanmar who have been harassed and abused on Telegram by military supporters.

In a country where military regimes have ruled for decades and civil rights are infringed upon daily, the power of technology has only exacerbated the discrimination faced by women in Myanmar. With unrestricted access to unregulated messaging platforms like Telegram, harassers and abusers can target their victims with almost impunity. One recent case highlights the gravity of this issue: when a prominent female activist was targeted for her activism on Telegram, her harassers threatened to release a sex video unless she agreed to keep quiet. But she refused to stay silent, and instead took up the fight against those who want to silence women’s voices. In this article, we’ll explore how she is one of many in Myanmar who have been subject to online harassment and abuse – and what we can do about it.

This story is part of CNN As Equals’ “Systems Error,” a series about how your gender affects your online life.

In Myanmar, military supporters have been using the Telegram app to share sex videos of women as a way to shame and silence them. This is part of a larger problem of online harassment and abuse against women in the country.

Telegram is a popular messaging app in Myanmar, and it has become a platform for the military supporters to share photos and videos of women without their consent. The military supporters use these images and videos to publicly humiliate and shame the women. In some cases, the women have received death threats.

This problem is not unique to Myanmar. Women all over the world are being harassed and abused online. But in Myanmar, the problem is exacerbated by the fact that there is no legal protection for victims of online harassment. And because of the ongoing conflict in the country, many women are afraid to speak out against their abusers for fear of reprisals.

The military supporters who are carrying out this campaign of harassment and abuse believe that they are doing so in support of their country’s armed forces. But their actions are only causing more harm to an already vulnerable population. It’s time for this violence against women to stop.

A friend sent Chomden an urgent message in the summer of 2021 while she was abroad, thousands of miles away from her home in Myanmar, informing her that an intimate video of her was being shared online.

When Chomden received an urgent message from a friend in the summer of 2021, she was thousands of miles away from her home in Myanmar. Her friend informed her that an intimate video of her was being shared online.

Chomden was shocked and horrified. She had no idea how the video had been leaked or who was responsible for sharing it. She didn’t know what to do or where to turn for help.

Sadly, Chomden’s experience is all too common for women in Myanmar. In recent years, there has been a surge in the use of social media platforms like Telegram by military supporters to harass and abuse women. These videos are often leaked without the woman’s knowledge or consent and are then circulated widely, causing immense shame and humiliation.

The military has used these videos as a tool to silence and intimidate women who speak out against their abuses. But Chomden and other brave women refuse to be silenced. They are speaking out and demanding justice, even in the face of threats and intimidation.

Her once-private video had been made public months after the coup on a channel run by military supporters, where it was used to disseminate propaganda and harass people who were believed to be against the SAC.

The video in question was a private sex tape that was leaked online by military supporters after the coup in Myanmar. The video was used to shame and silence the woman in the video, as well as to harass and intimidate other people who were believed to be against the military regime. The video was circulated widely on Telegram, a messaging app that has become a popular platform for military supporters to disseminate propaganda and harass opponents.

Doxxing or exploitation of thousands of “politically active” women

Myanmar has been in a state of turmoil since a military coup on February 1st. The internet has been shut down, and people have been protesting in the streets. In the midst of all this, there has been a new form of harassment and abuse against women: doxxing or exploitation of thousands of “politically active” women.

This form of harassment usually starts with someone posting a woman’s photo and personal information on Telegram, often with sexually explicit or derogatory comments. The woman is then bombarded with messages from strangers, many of them threatening or harassing. This can lead to real-life stalking and harassment, as well as online abuse.

This is just one more way that the military supporters are trying to silence and intimidate the people who are fighting for democracy in Myanmar. But the women who are being targeted are not backing down. They are continuing to speak out and stand up for their rights, despite the risks.