TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 ACRONYMS.................................................................................................................................................................4 LIST OF FIGURES...................................................................................................................................................... 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................. 9 1.1 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION .............................................................................................................9 1.2 PROTECTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN MYANMAR...................................................................... 10 1.3 RESTRICTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN MYANMAR..................................................................... 10 1.4 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND COVID-19...................................................................................... 12 1.5 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AFTER THE COUP................................................................................... 12 1.6 DIGITAL AND CYBER SPACE IN MYANMAR ...................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................................14 2.1 RESEARCH AIM........................................................................................................................... 14 2.2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................ 14 2.3 RESEARCH LIMITATIONS.............................................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER 3: LITERATURE REVIEW.......................................................................................................................16 CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS...........................................................................................................................................19 4.1 UNDERSTANDING OF FOE AMONG YOUTH....................................................................................... 19 ............................................................................. 21 4.2.1 Self-censorship .............................................................................................................................. 22 4.2 DIGITAL REPRESSION: SAC INTERNET CONTROL 2