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The event facilitated a discussion on the challenges faced by fact-checkers, the dynamics of misinformation and the complexities behind it through the lens of political economy.
The report maps the social media regulatory frameworks in Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh and examines key trends in these jurisdictions.
This project investigates the practice of fact-checking in Indonesia to understand how "facts" are produced through the practise of fact-checking, revealing how certain "facts" become accepted as common-sense "truths" while others do not.
The report examines the security practices of journalists within and outside Myanmar and aims to understand gaps between the present-day digital security needs of activists and journalists and the training available in the digital security curricula.
The 2023 reports on the state of internet censorship in Indonesia and the Philippines feature analyses of network interference in the two countries using measurements in the two countries gathered by the Open Observatory of Network Interference.
Open and secure tech can help changemakers protect themselves from the digital dangers hindering their work, but there has been limited adoption and interest. EngageMedia and the Asia Centre examine the reasons why.

EngageMedia is publishing English translations of the Myanmar Digital Coup Quarterly by the Myanmar Internet Project. Biometric data collection, internet shutdowns, and surveillance were among the digital rights violations documented in the country.
This report looks into the biometric and digital identification systems in seven South and Southeast Asian countries to understand the implications on human and digital rights, particularly threats to privacy and data security.
Internet censorship and content filtering have become a tool against freedom of information in South and Southeast Asia. This regional advocacy toolkit aims to empower CSOs and rights defenders to navigate these threats to digital rights.