Abstract
This study examines how institutional control and digital technology work together to sustain the stability of Myanmar’s authoritarian regime following the February 1, 2021 military coup. Using quantitative data with qualitative process tracing of government documents, censorship policies, and NGO reports, the paper identifies four specific mechanisms through which the Tatmadaw’s digital governance strategy reinforces authoritarian stability: the intelligence-repression nexus, the legal-digital enforcement nexus, information environment manipulation, and the dynamic of opposition adaptation. The findings show that digital technology does not inherently promote democratic transition but can strengthen authoritarian rule when embedded within coercive and institutional structures, while also documenting the resilience and adaptability of Myanmar’s pro-democracy resistance movement in the digital sphere.