FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION SAMPLE QUESTIONS 1. Since February 2021 - Where do you spend most of your time online? 2. How active are you online since the coup and in recent months? (Do you post, comment, like, share frequently) 3. What would you consider to be a ‘safe’ platform or communication channel – and why? 4. Which platforms do you find least secure – and why? 5. How would you define or explain freedom of expression? 6. How would you rate freedom of expression in Myanmar before/after the coup? 7. Do you feel like you can/do express yourself freely online now? 8. Do you feel like you could/did express yourself freely before the coup? 9. How concerned are you about digital threats? (Such as surveillance, hacking, cybercrime, fraud, blackmail) 10. What are your biggest concerns about this, what do you personally feel most unsafe about? 11. Have you ever been subject to intimidation or physical violence by state authorities or any other actor, because of your online activities? 12. Do you/ have you ever had an online account with a different identity? 13. Are you aware of – have you suffered from – have you witnessed – or have you participated in any of the following: fake news, cyber bullying, sexual harassment, social punishment, discrimination, other forms of online abuse? 14. How would you describe the phenomena of ‘social punishment’ especially online? 15. Have you engaged in/experienced/witnessed social punishment online? 16. Do you feel like online actions (posts, interactions, behavior) have real-life impact and consequences? 17. How do you decide on the parameters of what you should or should not say online? Individually? (What do you base this on?) 18. What do you believe is the most important purpose of freedom of expression? 19. What do you feel are the threats to freedom of expression online? 20. Should the online space be regulated? If so, who should be responsible for this? ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS 21. (As an artist) After the coup do you find yourself as an artist to be more powerful, or less powerful? Do you still believe in your power to express what you want to? 22. What would you consider to be harmful in terms of online behaviour/content? 48