Use
of
mul/ple
accounts
allowed
maintenance
of
separate
iden//es
when
commen/ng
on
poli/cs/ethnicity
“We
cannot
say
anything
we
want
openly
now
given
the
current
situaBon,
even
though
it
is
free
now…
Online,
however,
we
can
talk
to
each
other
about
anything
without
needing
to
be
afraid.
I
have
two
accounts…
One
account
doesn’t
have
a
profile
picture.
I
can
see
news
and
write
anything
I
want
freely.”
Male,
35,
Carpenter,
SEC
B,
Myitkyina
(R5.4)
“One
Bme,
people
in
the
comments
secBon
[of
one
of
my
posts]
got
into
an
argument.
Aper
that,
I
decided
to
use
two
accounts
for
different
purposes.
One
is
with
my
Kachin
name
[for]
my
relaBves
and
friends
from
the
same
ethnicity.
The
other
one
is
with
my
Burmese
name
and
it
is
for
acBviBes
where
there
could
be
negaBve
impact
if
I
used
my
Kachin
name.
[This
is]
for
poliBcal
or
other
controversial
views.
Since
then,
I
[haven’t
had]
any
problem.”
Female,
25,
University
student,
SEC
B,
Yangon
(R2.1)
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