Mobile Myanmar: The Impact of Social Media on Young People Living in Conflict-Affected Regions of Myanmar 3. Is there a difference between them? a. If ‘yes’: where? Activity: Responding to Hate Speech I’d like to have you look at a few images, and then I’m going to ask you some questions about them - On the whole, how does it make you feel to look at these kinds of posts? (prompt: annoyed? entertained? angry? don’t feel anything?) - Which of these, if any, do you think are examples of hate speech? How about harassment? - Have you seen things like this on social media before? If ‘yes’: a. Can you please share some examples? b. What do you think of it? c. How does it make you feel? d. What did you do when you saw it / How did you react? e. Did it affect how you felt about the target of the hate speech? Follow up Discussion: 4. What are the most common types of hate speech that you see in Myanmar? a. What do these types of posts normally say? What kinds of stories or rumours do they spread? b. (prompt: is it mostly targeting people from different religions, ethnicities? Does it target people who are gay, people who might have injuries or illnesses? Does it target the government or the Tatmadaw?) 5. What do you think people are trying to do when they post or share these types of things? a. Who is usually the target audience? 6. How do you think hate speech and harassment impact on your behaviour and attitudes? 124