40% used an anonymous account, o>en used to engage in poli+cal discourse Use of an anonymous account (% of respondents) Yes No Base: n=403 “Without showing my iden'ty, I can engage in preven'ng misconcep'ons, or state my opinions on local and interna'onal news without geIng my name hurt… I can take the news without leIng my iden'ty be revealed. So, I use nicknames or other funny names with profile pictures like cartoon characters.” Female, 38, SEC D, Yangon (R15.1)