Mobile Myanmar: The Impact of Social Media on Young People Living in Conflict-Affected Regions of Myanmar “By seeing other ethnic groups presenting their cultural or traditional dress on Facebook, it can help us learn more about those different ethnicities and diversities through Facebook.” Male, 28 years, Chin Christian, Sittwe (Rakhine State urban) Participants shared various ways on how social media could be used to increase empathy and understanding. These included sharing information and videos that will be beneficial to others and sharing more positive news and posts that will encourage people to unite, rather than negative things that will incite conflict. Other suggestions included anti-hate speech campaigns. Participants from both locations reported that more awareness programs were needed in schools to teach young people about digital literacy, online safety, technical skills, and how to check the validity of news online. It was suggested that online videos would be a good way to educate young people about digital literacy, as ‘most young people are students’. Other suggestions for dissemination were workshops by youth organisations or religious leaders. 57