Mobile Myanmar: The Impact of Social Media on Young People Living in Conflict-Affected Regions of Myanmar
General usage
How do young people engage with Facebook and other forms of social media (Twitter, Instagram, YouTube,
Snapchat, WeChat, WhatsApp, blogs, etc.), and do they currently use or intend to use these?
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What are the most popular platforms for young people, and why?
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How do young people differentiate between platforms? (in terms of functional and emotional equities)
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What drives young people to use new social media platforms?
How much time do young people spend on their phones each day?
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How much of that time is spent online?
What barriers/challenges do young people face in using social media?
Online safety
How do young people understand/define individual and community ethics on social media?
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What are the unspoken rules for social media use?
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Do they know how to block people?
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Do they know how to report offensive, abusive, or dangerous content?
Fake news and propaganda
What are young people’s information and news seeking behaviours online?
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Do young people trust what they see and read on social media?
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Why or why not?
How do young people judge the accuracy or truthfulness of online content and social media messages?
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Do they check the accuracy of the information they receive online, and if so how?
Are there individuals/influencers that they trust more than the digital versions of traditional the media (e.g.,
newspapers)?
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What makes them especially trustworthy?
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Who can be positive influencers?
What do young people do when they see fake news?
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Do they report it, mock it, share it to debunk it, etc.?
Do they know about the ‘Think Before You Trust’ campaign by Burma Monitor?
What other social media spaces are used to share information and news?
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Are young people part of special Facebook groups or group texts used to share information/memes/etc.?
Do young people have any behaviours that promote fake news unintentionally?
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