Mobile Myanmar: The Impact of Social Media on Young People Living in Conflict-Affected Regions of Myanmar 27. Do you think social media affects their relationship with others, including their friends and family? a. If so, how? 28. Do you think young people’s lives have been made easier or more complicated by social media? a. In what ways? Section 7: Impact on society 29. Do you think that what youth do on social media has an impact offline in their daily lives? a. If so, what kinds of impacts? b. Are they mostly positive or negative? In what ways? 30. Do marginalized youth use social media to express themselves? a. If so, how? (probing: do they counteract negative stereotypes, connect with others like themselves from around the country, access education or job opportunities that are unavailable to them offline? 31. What do you see as the biggest difference (if any) between online and offline youth behaviour? 32. Do young people engage with social media to mobilize and advocate for change? (i.e. important issues, causes, policies, etc.) 33. How can youth use social media to increase empathy and understanding among people in society? 34. Do you know of any programmes/activities in the community designed to improve digital literacy? If ‘yes’: a. Who runs them? b. Are they popular / well received? 35. What do you think we should do about these social media issues? That’s it for our conversation today, thank you again for sharing all of your insight! Are there any last questions before we say goodbye? 132