Our recent report on the military’s suppression of independent media during Myanmar’s elections included a rare, data-driven picture of public attitudes toward military rule since the 2021 coup, based on sentiment analysis of 194.7 million Facebook reactions.
In a context where surveys are unsafe and dissent risks violence, arrest, and surveillance, these digital traces offer one of the most reliable indicators of public opinion. The findings show that, even in 2026, the Myanmar public continues to overwhelmingly reject military rule and deny the junta any claim to public legitimacy.