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The military junta has continued restricting social media access and disrupting internet and phone connectivity – worsening the situation in Myanmar in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that struck in March 2025.

Young advocates from Taiwan and the Philippines share how they're building solidarity across borders to defend civic space and empower the next generation.

EngageMedia joins a collective of organizations condemning ongoing communication blackouts in Myanmar that block critical help for those affected by the devastating earthquake.

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.

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.