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Industrial Revolution was a significant stride forward in our society's modernization. The fast-industrializing globe, on the other hand, has an impact on our environment and has several negative consequences for our biodiversity and ecology. Similarly, developments in information and communication technology have resulted in pollution, which is lowering our quality of life and weakening our democracy. The impact of ICT on digital pollution is far broader and deeper than anyone realize. Industrial pollution, which is a by-product of a value-producing process rather than the product itself, is more complicated than digital pollution. On the internet, however, value and harm are frequently synonymous. Globally, there are over 4 billioninternet users, according to the Global Digital 2021 Report. Even though the internet has profoundly changed the way humans live their lives since its first commercial use in the 1980s, most people are unaware of its consequences or costs, particularly in terms of the environment. The average Australian internet user generated the equivalent of 81kg (179lbs) of carbon dioxide (CO2e) into the atmosphere ten years ago. According to Malmodin, Jens & Lundén, Dag. (2018), the Information and Communication (ICT) sector’s carbon footprint in 2015 is 730 Metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2-eq) which equals 1.4% of carbon footprint globally. Because of the Covid-19 regulations, mankind will be even more reliant on digital technology in 2020, as virtual entertainment, video calls, and social networking sites become more popular. Global internet traffic grew by over 40% between February and April 2020, owing to worldwide lockdowns fueled by online gaming, video conferences, streaming, and social media. By 2022, web traffic will have doubled at this rate. Since 2011, Myanmar has undergone fast economic changes, transforming it into a typical developing country. The unification of the currency rate, trade and investment liberalization, a new law permitting farms to be used as collateral, and some advances in budgetary transparency are all important economic reforms. According to foreign reports, Myanmar's economy has declined in 2021 because of political concerns. However, between 2020 and 2021, the number of internet users in Myanmar increased by 2.5 million (+12%). As a result, the research study will provide an overview of how the internet operates, as well as its good and negative effects on humans and the environment in the nation. The study's main objectives are to examine Myanmar citizens' behaviors toward the internet and how they use it, to learn more about how the internet works in Myanmar and ASEAN Countries, to review the internet emissions affects to the environment, to determine the positive and negative effects on people and the environment, and to recommend better ways to avoid environmental issues. This research was carried out using the research framework demonstrated in Figure 1. Dozens of literature reviews were conducted as secondary data to understand how the internet functions in global and Southeast Asian countries. Furthermore, primary, and secondary data were used to assess the existing condition and practices of citizens' understandings on the internet. As secondary source, literature and research papers from international organizations and researchers have been reviewed. |
