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Moderate Globally Impact Locally: Digital technology as accelerant: Growth and Genocide in Myanmar

Every person in Myanmar above the age of 10 has lived part, if not most, of their life under a military dictatorship characterized by an obsession with achieving autonomy from international influences. Before the economic and political reforms of the past decade, Myanmar was one of the most isolated nations in the world. The digital revolution that has reshaped nearly every aspect of human life over the past half-century was something the average Myanmar person had no personal experience with. Recent reforms brought an explosion of high hopes and technological access, and Myanmar underwent a