LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Survey respondents according to age and gender.................................................................................................................................................. 15 Figure 2: Survey responses regarding perceptions on FoE prior to and following the coup................................................................................................. 21 Figure 3: Social media use across several platforms between September 2020 and September 2021................................................................................ 25 Figure 4: An image displaying printed Facebook profiles claimed to belong to NUG supporters at an unverified location................................................. 26 Figure 5: A screenshot of a social media post on the Than Lwin Times Facebook page on 7.10.2021................................................................................. 26 Figure 6: Still image from footage documenting creative protest in Myanmar, shared on Latt Thone Chaung social media platforms.............................. 30 Figure 7: Survey responses regarding restrictions on hate speech ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Figure 8: Survey responses regarding the regulation of cyberspace ................................................................................................................................... 39 5

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