Digital Rights – Page 35

An Indonesian Guide to Choosing a Privacy-oriented Messaging App

EngageMedia 20/05/2021

There are a growing number of messaging applications available to us, but many of these are not transparent in the amount of user data they collect and the lack of privacy measures in place to secure our conversations. To help Indonesians better understand which messaging apps protect their users the most, Coconet member Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) has published a “Guide to Choosing a Privacy-Protecting Conversation App”.

Pretty Good Podcast Episode 13: Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code

EngageMedia Editorial 14/05/2021

EngageMedia and Reset Australia Executive Director Chris Cooper have a nuanced discussion on how Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code affects different sectors of society – and what precedents it will set in the Asia-Pacific region, where governments are increasingly passing more authoritarian laws that regulate content on online platforms.

Six Asia-Pacific filmmakers to produce ‘Tech Tales’ films on human rights in the digital age

EngageMedia Editorial 12/05/2021

EngageMedia announces six selected filmmakers from the Asia-Pacific who will produce “Tech Tales”, a collection of films highlighting human rights stories in the digital age. Each fellow will receive up to USD 5,000 towards their films, which together showcase various ways in which online and offline technologies are impacting people’s lives — for better or for worse.

Digital Rights in Indonesia: Finding an alternative narrative to women’s struggle for justice

EngageMedia Editorial 28/04/2021

EngageMedia research consultant Indri Saptaningrum highlights the work of PuanIndonesia, a self-funded website dedicated to capturing the stories of women in their struggle for rights and justice.

Pretty Good Podcast Episode 12: Freedom of Expression Online

EngageMedia Editorial 26/04/2021

EngageMedia sits down with Mong Palatino, Southeast Asia and Oceania editor of the community media website Global Voices, to talk about the threats to freedom of expression on the internet. Most importantly, we ask Mong: Is the internet still a safe space for us to freely express ourselves?

The State of the Philippine Digital Nation

Rezwan Islam 16/04/2021

The Foundation for Media Alternatives, a Coconet community member, has published a new report, “State of the Digital Nation: The Digital Rights Report 2020”, that documents how human rights were impacted by technology and digital innovations in the country. The report is based on findings from January to December 2020.

ขยับเพดาน ‘สิทธิทางดิจิทัล’ ของไทย ในวันที่สิทธิเสรีภาพยังแขวนอยู่บนเส้นด้าย

#HumanOnTheLine: How can we advance digital rights in Thailand?

EngageMedia Editorial 15/04/2021

EngageMedia asks six Thai women from diverse backgrounds about how to deal with digital rights violations and, more importantly, how we can all contribute to make the Thai internet a better, freer, and more secure place. The article was originally published in Thai in The 101 World. We republish here select translations of the interviews.

Webinar Highlights: How does online gender-based violence deteriorate digital rights?

EngageMedia Editorial 14/04/2021

Online gender-based violence (OGBV) is one of many attacks on our digital rights that have only worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic. In line with International Women’s Month, EngageMedia on 11 March 2021 held a webinar dissecting the connection between OGBV and digital rights in the Indonesian context.

Resources: Indonesian Guides to Combat Online Gender-based Violence

EngageMedia 31/03/2021

While the 2021 celebrations for International Women’s Month are ending, it’s important that digital rights advocates continue to share and amplify efforts surrounding online gender-based violence (OGBV). In Indonesia, Coconet community member SAFEnet recently published “Aspek Hukum untuk Jerat Pelaku” (Legal Aspects for Perpetrator’s Snare), a guide that deals with the legal implications and actions for individuals whose intimate content are disseminated online and without their consent.

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