TY - GEN
T1 - How activists are using Facebook in Myanmar for Democratic ends, but Facebook itself also facilitated hate speech
AU - Wells, Tamas
AU - Deejay, Aleks
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - At varying times over the past 15 years, Facebook and other social media sites have been idealised by pundits, media, Western governments, and the tech industry as a tool catalysing democratic change during periods of political unrest in authoritarian countries. The events of the Arab Spring, in particular, propelled social media to the front lines of global attention as a potential democratising tool.
AB - At varying times over the past 15 years, Facebook and other social media sites have been idealised by pundits, media, Western governments, and the tech industry as a tool catalysing democratic change during periods of political unrest in authoritarian countries. The events of the Arab Spring, in particular, propelled social media to the front lines of global attention as a potential democratising tool.
U2 - 10.37839/MAR2652-550X7.1
DO - 10.37839/MAR2652-550X7.1
M3 - Other contribution
PB - Asia Institute
CY - Melbourne, Australia
ER -