45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 4.5 REGULATION ONLINE 42% 40% 14% 3% Agree Neutral Disagree I don’t know There should be government regulation of online content. 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 49% 26% 24% 1% Agree Neutral Disagree I don’t know People can be trusted to handle an unlimited range of information, ideas and exchange online. 80 82% 70 60 50 40 30 4% 20 10 16% 1% 0 Agree Neutral Disagree Throughout the research participants identified both the benefits and potential in the use of digital platforms, and the problems that arise in doing so. Understanding whether there should or should not be regulation of online activities, and why, was pursued in order to best identify who or what participants believed should be responsible for doing so. I don’t know Tech companies should take steps to restrict false information or abuse online. “Sometimes they express beyond basic rights, and it can lead to cyberbullying or attacks. If it leads to that, then yes, we must have restrictions, otherwise people might exploit FoE and attack each other. Especially cyberbullying against women. It should be prohibited and handled by authority. We do need regulation to monitor and filter harmful content.” (KII_02) Survey results presented an assortment of responses to the statements in figure 8, indicating a lack of consensus on who should be responsible for what, as well as a shared responsibility by different actors. A large percentage of survey participants both agreed and disagreed with the need for government regulation. Upon further discussion in focus groups and interviews, more clarity was found on what some participants may have understood as ’government regulation’ with several accounts similar to the following: “The government, but when we talk about the government it has to be of the people, by the people, not the military. An elected government should regulate the digital space according to the law.” (FGD_01) (Male) Figure 8: Survey responses regarding the regulation of cyberspace. ‘The Agree’ and ‘Disagree’ figures aggregate ‘Somewhat Agree/Disagree’ and ‘Totally Agree/Disagree 39