Myanmar junta shuts Twitter and Instagram to curb protests

Supporters show a three-finger salute of protest while four arrested activists make a court appearance in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Friday (AP)

Military authorities in charge of Myanmar broadened a ban on social media following this week’s coup and shut Twitter and Instagram, as residents in the nation’s biggest city again banged pots and plastic bottles to show their opposition to the army takeover.

It came as street protests continued to expand on Saturday as people gathered again to show their opposition to the army takeover.