BSR | Human Rights Impact Assessment: Facebook in Myanmar 41 ACCESS TO CULTURE As specified in Article 27 of the UDHR, everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts, and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. Risk / Opportunity Severity Factors What is the potentially adverse human rights impact that might happen in the future? Scope (How many people could be affected by the harm/opportunity?) Likelihood (How likely is the impact to happen over next five years?) Scale (How serious are the impacts for the victim?) Attribution (How closely is Facebook connected to the impact?) Remediability (Will remedy restore the victim to same or equivalent position?) There are opportunities to promote further development in the quality and reliability of content on Facebook. There are opportunities to “boost” content that encourages dialogue and connection among diverse groups. There are opportunities to promote digital literacy and thereby increase access to Facebook. Management Factors Scope: There are around 20 million Facebook users in Myanmar who could benefit from using the Facebook platform to participate in the cultural life of the community. Scale: Not applicable to opportunities. Remediability: Not applicable to opportunities. Leverage (How much ability does Facebook have to effect change?) Likelihood: There is a “gap” in the marketplace for Facebook to exploit. Attribution: By developing innovative products and services (e.g., digital payments infrastructure, Facebook Marketplace), or by supporting initiatives that promote counter speech, positive dialogue, and reliable news sources, Facebook will have contributed to the positive impact. Leverage: Facebook has leverage available via the development of its own products and services.