An online poll has found 91% of Facebook users are not happy under the junta's government. Prachamati.org, an online pollster, asked people to answer through a Facebook page: "Are you happy under the NCPO government?". NCPO refers to the National Council for Peace and Order, a body that has become the sovereignty since the 2014 military coup. A total of 5,787 people participated in the survey, which ran from Jan 21-27. The results showed 5,266, or 91%, clicked the unhappy face to indicate their feelings while 521, or 9%, chose the smiley face. The reasons the unhappy people gave are: the ailing economy, high cost of living, curbs on freedom of expression, and lack of transparency and accountability.Happy participants cited peace and the absence of protests or conflicts as their reasons while some said they would rather be ruled by the junta than by a corrupt elected government. The poll's results are in stark contrast with similar ones made by conventional pollsters, which show an overwhemling majority of people were happy under this government. According to its website, Prachamati.org is the collaboration of alternative media and civil society organisations to promote public participation in key processes. They are Prachatai.com, Thaipublica.org, Mahidol University’s Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, and Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw).