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B. Figures 2500 50000 2000 Number of events Number of events 40000 30000 20000 10000 1500 1000 500 0 0 A ult ssa e oerc C t e re ns Figh violenc ostu Relatio s ry p s a t a i l M Mi tles Bat (a) Data: GDELT lian Civi s ons losi Exp s test Pro v. ts Rio c de tegi Stra (b) Data: ACLED Figure B.1: Number of different conflict events in the two datasets. 28

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When Facebook Is the Internet: The Role of Social Media in Ethnic Conflict

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Hate Speech
Internet Connectivity / Accessibility
Rohingya Crisis

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Tuuli Tähtinen

Date Published: Feb 1, 2021

Abstract: This paper investigates whether social media affects the intensity of ethnic conflict. To distinguish the potential effects of social media from those of the broader internet, I focus on the ongoing Myanmar conflict because in such context internet is mainly accessed via Facebook. To identify the causal effect of social media on conflict, I take advantage of a shock in Facebook availability and use local variation in cell phone coverage as an exogenous determinant of social media use. Results indicate that on average social media availability reduced the occurrence of conflict. The analysis, however, reveals important regional differences suggesting that inflammatory content on social media may escalate conflict in areas where ethnic tensions are particularly high.

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