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Tech Tales Youth Extended Impact: How On Our Own Time Works on Platform Labour and Digital Rights in the Philippines

King Catoy 12/04/2026

Platform workers in the Philippines face exploitative and often invisible working conditions. Delivery platforms use algorithms to control work, reduce autonomy, and prioritise profit over basic rights. While gig work offers flexibility, it comes with unstable income, opaque systems, and limited legal protections, leaving workers vulnerable and excluded.

Tech Tales Youth Extended Impact: How Echoes of Exile Builds Transgender Visibility and Cultural Change in Bangladesh

King Catoy 12/04/2026

Transgender and hijra communities in Bangladesh navigate a world of invisibility and risk. Even after Bangladesh legally recognised a “third gender” in 2014, transgender and hijra communities continue to face entrenched stigma and discrimination, both online and offline.

Myanmar Digital Coup Quarterly: November 2025 – January 2026

EngageMedia Editorial 11/02/2026

The period from November 2025 to January 2026 was one during which the military junta maintained its usurped power and also oversaw a sham election tailored to its interests. Amid increasing internet disruptions and surveillance, human rights organisations have also made various efforts to counter the military council’s information dissemination platforms.

Let’s build a village! DRAPAC26 call for sessions and fellowships now open

Prapasiri Suttisome 05/02/2026

Join us from June 8 to 10, 2026, for the DRAPAC Assembly in Manila! We’re now accepting session proposals to populate the assembly’s three days. Applications for both session proposals and fellowship applications close on Sunday, March 22, 2026.

DRAPAC25 Public Report: A Growing Movement Rising To New World Orders

Sara Pacia 03/02/2026

Building on the successes of DRAPAC23 Chiang Mai in 2023 and DRAPAC24 Taipei in 2024, DRAPAC25 Kuala Lumpur created space for meaningful dialogue and action to protect and advance digital rights across the region.

2025 is Indonesia’s Year of AI-ing Dangerously

Siti Desyana Rochmah 22/01/2026

EngageMedia reports the latest media monitoring findings from 2025, covering 74 cases of AI and emerging technology-related incidents. It documents a significant rise in AI incidents across small to disaster-scale categories, nearly quadrupling from 2022 to 2024. The report highlights incidents affecting the environment, civil liberties, and businesses.

Mabuhay! The DRAPAC Assembly is coming to Manila in June 2026

Sara Pacia 19/12/2025

Mark your calendars: The 2026 Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) will hold its fourth edition from June 8 to 10, 2026 in Manila, Philippines! The DRAPAC26 Assembly expounds on the previous year’s theme of collective digital futures and recenters its focus towards the movement’s co-creation of collective resources.

Report calls for realising responsible AI through data protection in South and Southeast Asia

Prapasiri "Nan" Suttisome 26/11/2025

This report analyses the tensions in the implementation of Personal Data Protection in the adoption of AI systems and considers the societal impacts of AI, as it relates to data protection and privacy concerns.

DRAPAC Series: Centering Rights and CSO Participation at India-AI Summit 2026

Meg Soriano 25/11/2025

This learning call aims to center rights and civil society participation at the AI India Summit by identifying critical issues currently absent from ongoing conversations and exploring meaningful entry points for civil society to engage further in these global initiatives.