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Those 30% overwhelmingly live in the biggest cities. Not in the poor villages where the ethnic tensions started. (However, maybe Facebook indeed made things wo
by BlueTemplar 6y ago
Those 30% overwhelmingly live in the biggest cities. Not in the poor villages where the ethnic tensions started.
(However, maybe Facebook indeed made things worse, once the Facebook-connected military got involved.)
- papaf 6y agoBoth internet and Facebook were available in rural areas. Described as an "internet revolution" at the time: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/the-facebook-loving-farmers-of-myanmar/424812/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/the-f... The UN also said that Facebook played a "determining role" (see the Diplomat link).
- BlueTemplar 6y agoHmm, I guess it's my damn fault for staying too much on the tourist route and assuming things from appearances ! Charging phones from car batteries, damn !