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A CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND CITIZENS’ MOBILIZATION
The content related to citizen mobilization (423 posts on Facebook, 25 messages on Telegram) was the most common type of message disseminated on Facebook and Telegram.
The key messages involved mobilizing citizens to participate in various nonviolent campaigns
and to support fundraising campaigns for the military operations in responding to the
post-coup political conflicts. Both pro-democracy alliances and supporters of SAC mobilized citizens to support their political agenda or military campaigns.
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Citizen participation and citizens’ mobilization (448)
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February
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Fig 4. Number of posts or messages concerning citizen participation and citizens’ mobilization (By events)
Facebook - 1018 posts
Telegram - 91 messages
Citizens' mobilization (448)
Facebook - 423 posts,
Telegram - 25 messages
Fig 3. Number of posts or messages concerning citizen participation and citizens’ mobilization
Call for
clicking
86 posts
Fundraising
for PDFs
171 posts
Call for
boycott SAC's
products
25 posts
Spring
revolution
support
lottery
24 posts
Silent strike
11 posts
Flash protest/
street protest
11 posts
The tickets
campaign
7 posts
Call for to join
PRF members
54 posts
Call to participate in
PDF supporting
networks
46 posts
White
campaign
4 posts
Call for to participate in
town hall meeting
1 post
Project jivaka
1 post
Project armor
1 post
Photo
campaign
2 posts
Final battle
campaign
2 posts
Anyar
thunder
campaign
2 posts
Fig 5. Contents concerning citizen participation and citizens’ mobilization