Deepening the Understanding of Social Media’s Impact in Southeast Asia
By Ross Tapsell
ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
Southeast Asia’s Internet users are far more diverse than usually reported. They range from the urban youth with laptops and highspeed Wi-Fi, to the older generation semi-rural and rural users with affordable mobile phones for Facebook and WhatsApp.
Ross Tapsell is Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University’s College of Asia and the Pacific, and an Associate Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.
