Technology: Friend or Foe for Women of Myanmar How do you response to these attacks after the 2021 February Coup? No Comment 1.14% Did Not Respond Attack 1.14% 14.86% No Experience 43.43% Stop Using Internet Consult with Legal Service 2.29% 45.14% Self-Censorship Reporting in Social Media 16.00% Lack of Law Enforcement For Complaints 0.57% Changing Social Media Profile Name 0.57% 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% Figure 15: Response to online attacks One young male interviewee described what he thought about misogynistic posts on social media: “Online spaces where men’s rights activists and anti-feminists can connect and mobilize have grown in post-coup Myanmar. These groups of misogynistic men encourage online harassment against feminists or other people that hold gender equality views. Their coordinated attacks not only target specific individuals or groups but on issues such as the Htamein flag campaign or people who post about racial equality or challenging patriarchal gender norms. The harassment can include gender trolling, derogatory comments about women’s bodies and sexualities, rape threats, calling for the murder of women political figures and activists. The internet provides the ability for these abusers to remain anonymous. Online harassment can contribute to a culture in which violence is seen as normal and inevitable, and those coordinated attacks are intended to silence women.” (KII_08, a woman digital rights activist and privacy advocate) 48