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Global platforms, such as Meta, YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, and Telegram, have faced widespread criticisms for facilitating authoritarian repression of dissident voices, especially in the Global South...
Across the Asia-Pacific, gig workers employed by digital platforms are increasingly vulnerable to rights abuses, often hired without the benefits and protections offered by more traditional employment, facing constant job precarity due to unpredictable algorithms and ratings, and with limited recourse to enforce their right to decent work...
Arrests of dissenters, surveillance, and mobile and internet shutdowns – which the junta continues to use as a tactical weapon – were among the digital repression incidents reported in Myanmar four years since the coup.

Note: Registration is now required to join the conversation.  Date and Time: May 30, 1PM – 2:30PM Bangkok time (UTC+7) Room: Zoom (to be emailed to registrants prior to the event) Description: Across

This DRAPAC Series session explores the major regulatory and policy debates on social media regulation for the past few years in Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh.
At DRAPAC24, participants discussed young people's role in their countries' elections, delving into issues like meaningful youth representation and the double-edged sword of social media.

Thursday, October 3, 2024 · Via Zoom video conferencing 12:00-13:30 (UTC+9) · 11:00-12:30 (UTC+8) · 10:00-11:30 (UTC+7) The Internet Monitoring Action Project (iMAP) is a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing the monitoring, analysis,

Kamis, 3 Oktober 2024 · Melalui konferensi video Zoom 12:00-13:30 (WIT) · 11:00-12:30 (WITA) · 10:00-11:30 (WIB) Internet Monitoring Action Project (iMAP) merupakan inisiatif strategis yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pemantauan, analisis, dan pelaporan

Artwork detail from the exhibit Un-Conscious, the transmedia impact activity of the Tech Tales Youth film Black Hole. Thai artist and filmmaker Patipat Oakkharhaphunrat enjoys creating experimental work, short films, and documentaries. His