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Carrying the personal and collective experience of the internet shutdown in Bangladesh, Taosin Md. Bahadurshah Zafar went on to create The Black Kite, a film produced under EngageMedia’s Tech Tales Youth film collection and mentorship program.
Hai Anis, by Azura Nasron, is not just a film. It is a warning. A refusal to look away. A confrontation with a truth too many refuse to acknowledge: that grooming does not begin with violence—it begins with kindness.
Pemantauan media merupakan salah satu inisiatif EngageMedia dalam menghimpun laporan publik mengenai insiden Akal Imitasi (AI) untuk memahami bagaimana AI berdampak pada masyarakat. Inisiatif ini menghimpun dan menganalisis insiden AI yang berhubungan dengan kepentingan publik serta berdampak pada individu/grup kecil/usaha kecil dan menengah (UMKM). Secara umum, terdapat sebanyak 29 insiden yang diduga diakibatkan karena penerapan AI terjadi sepanjang 2022-2024.
For filmmaker Intan Sakinah, stories hold the power to unravel prejudice. Her film A Jar of Light (Balang Terang), part of Tech Tales Youth 2, takes a critical look at how racial bias spreads in digital spaces and its tangible consequences in the real world.
Ishtiyak Ahmed Zihad, a young filmmaker based in Bangladesh, captured the chaos and uncertainty of the July uprising in Bangladesh in his short film “Whispers of the Ink”. A Film and Media Studies
One hour is all it takes—that's how little time it takes for a predator to infiltrate a child's world. Social media becomes a tool for manipulation, a window into the lives of the vulnerable. But the question that remains unanswered—or perhaps one that many lack the courage to confront—is this: How do we start a conversation about something shrouded in silence while the very idea of grooming, sexual harassment, and child exploitation is still considered taboo4 in Malaysia?
Where does the line between truth and falsehood lie in this digital age? The internet, once hailed as a democratising force, is now a battleground where competing narratives fight for dominance. More than ever, we are not just divided by race, class, or demography, but by the very information we consume. Misinformation and disinformation distort reality—they entrench prejudices, inflame tensions, and carry real-world consequences.
Written by Tasfia Tarannum Ridita and Abdullah Hel Bubun In Bangladesh, digital spaces often mirror societal prejudices, putting marginalised groups at significant risk. In a country where same-sex relationships are criminalised, and gender
Written By Subinoy Mustofi Eron Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad’s Whispers of the Ink, shot in harsh, evocative black and white, illustrates the catastrophic consequences of the internet shutdowns during the July and August 2024