When you connect through a screen, who are you?

This is the seventh in a series of 12 primers on current affairs and issues in the news, and what they mean for Singapore.

In Singapore, 96.9 per cent of the 5.8 million residents use the Internet, according to a 2023 study. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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When 16-year-old Dayamayee Baskaran gets up in the morning, one of the first things she does as she gets ready for school is to open Discord to see what her friends are talking about.

The Secondary 4 student uses the messaging app to chat with her classmates about school, gaming, family and everything else in between. 

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