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Social Media's Role in Intra-State Conflict : = Facebook's Transition from Political Tool to Political Actor in Myanmar.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Social Media's Role in Intra-State Conflict :/
Reminder of title:	Facebook's Transition from Political Tool to Political Actor in Myanmar.
Author:	Salassi, Aislin.
Description:	1 online resource (39 pages)
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 84-11.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International84-11.
Subject:	Political science. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798379448790

Social Media's Role in Intra-State Conflict : = Facebook's Transition from Political Tool to Political Actor in Myanmar.
Salassi, Aislin.

Social Media's Role in Intra-State Conflict :Facebook's Transition from Political Tool to Political Actor in Myanmar. - 1 online resource (39 pages)

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 84-11.

Thesis (M.A.)--Georgetown University, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

This paper seeks to answer the following questions: (1) What were/are the failures of Facebook's content regulation policies in Myanmar? (2) What prompted Facebook to take those measures? (3) What do the implementation and aftermath of Facebook's regulations say about the platform's effect on fragile countries more generally? This paper covers the years 2016 until 2020, as these are the years where Facebook's content regulation in Myanmar saw the greatest development. During this period, Facebook transitioned from a more passive approach to content regulation on the platform to an active one both in Myanmar and its other countries of operation. This transition was heralded by a series of scandals that put financial pressure on Facebook and damaged its reputation worldwide. The new approach comprised of the publication of a set of rules known as Facebook's Community Standards, stricter regulations on violations of these rules, and increased transparency in the management of the social media platform and the company itself. In taking a more active role in content regulation, Facebook has stepped into the position of a political actor, yet it still lacks the capacity to police its content in fragile states to the standards of liberal democracies. Therefore, Facebook relies on civil society groups, NGOs, domestic governments, international organizations, and private individuals to fill in lingering regulatory gaps associated with its new responsibility as a political actor. These efforts marked a definitive change of approach for content regulation across the entire platform, but the outcomes show mixed success. This method can appease stakeholders, repair reputational damage, and outsource regulation that Facebook is unable or unwilling to impose. However, particularly in fragile states like Myanmar, this trend becomes problematic, as rule of law and civil society are less established there and reliance on them opens Facebook to new, political problems. Through the lens of Myanmar, this paper displays Facebook's transition from political tool to political actor while highlighting the differences in outcomes of this policy shift in fragile and stable states.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798379448790Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Political science.
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