A Complex “Beast”: The Role of Facebook in a Changing Myanmar

• In Event: Ethnic and Religious Politics

Brief Overview

Using a nationally representative survey in Myanmar, we show that Facebook users are more tolerant of other religions and ethnicities than the general public, suggesting that the platform’s role in producing intolerance may be overstated.

Authors

• Oren Samet, University of California-Berkeley

• Leonardo R. Arriola, University of California-Berkeley

• Aila Michela Matanock, University of California-Berkeley