Pretty Good Podcast: Discussion on Digital Rights
Pretty Good Podcast: Discussions on Digital Rights, is a podcast dedicated to mainstreaming digital rights in the Asia-Pacific by amplifying regional voices and linking current affairs to issues on and related to digital rights.
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- EngageMedia Editorial
- 09/10/2024
In this episode, Afifah Fitriyani Oceanto, Shoeb Abdullah, and Subinoy Mustofi Eron exchange insights on the student-led movements in Bangladesh and Indonesia and the power of solidarity and building community.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 22/12/2023
Tanka Aryal, President of Digital Rights Nepal, shares insights into the organisation's work to address emerging digital rights issues in the country, such as digital security and the intersection of technology and law.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 20/12/2023
Journalist Monira Munni talks about her work for Bangladesh's The Financial Express, the importance of data verification particularly in online and digital platforms, and what she's taken away from the DRAPAC23 Assembly.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 18/12/2023
This episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23 features Security Matters and their mission to promote digital security awareness in Southeast Asia and their work as a first responder and research centre.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 14/12/2023
In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Leandro Ucciferri, Global Partnerships Manager of Ranking Digital Rights, explores the collaboration with EngageMedia on the Greater Internet Freedom project led by Internews.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 12/12/2023
In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Jonnah Morado, legal officer and project coordinator at IDEALS Inc., sheds light on their work providing legal assistance to human rights CSOs and digital rights advocates in the Philippines.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 07/12/2023
Kristine Tan Chan, President of Filipino Freethinkers, delves into their work of utilising science and secularism to champion human rights, focusing on freedom of expression and religion, rights of women and LGBTQIA+ communities, and digital rights.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 06/12/2023
Pyrou Chung, Director of Open Development Initiative at East-West Management Institute, shares their initiatives for strengthening the data governance of indigenous communities and the role of women in environmental advocacies.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 04/12/2023
SzuHui Huang, Programme Manager at Open Culture Foundation, discusses the organisation’s focus on open technology and its intersection with digital rights in Asia.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 30/11/2023
Sinar Project's Kelly Koh and Siti Nurliza Samsudin discuss their initiatives to monitor network interference and freedom of expression restrictions online, and their work to establish a network of digital rights activists.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 28/11/2023
Shruti Trikanad of the Centre for Internet & Society discusses the digital rights implications of digital ID systems, drawing from the experience of South and Southeast Asian countries surveyed for the Greater Internet Freedom project.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 03/07/2023
Global Voices Advox Editor Ameya Nagarajan shares about the rise of digital authoritarianism and other digital rights trends in the Asia-Pacific monitored through the Advox and Unfreedom Monitor project.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 23/06/2023
In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Numun Fund’s Information and Knowledge Systems Choreographer Syar S. Alia delves into the organisation’s exploration of feminist tech and prioritising equitable, accessible, and safe technology for all.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 16/06/2023
This episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23 features Bradley (not his real name), a social technology researcher who has conducted research on the alternative communication methods in Myanmar following the February 2021 coup.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 14/06/2023
In this episode recorded live at the DRAPAC23 Assembly, Athan - Freedom of Expression Activist Organization Director Zee Pe shares how the group is pushing back against digital rights violations through research and amplifying communities’ stories.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 09/10/2024
In this episode, Afifah Fitriyani Oceanto, Shoeb Abdullah, and Subinoy Mustofi Eron exchange insights on the student-led movements in Bangladesh and Indonesia and the power of solidarity and building community.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 22/12/2023
Tanka Aryal, President of Digital Rights Nepal, shares insights into the organisation's work to address emerging digital rights issues in the country, such as digital security and the intersection of technology and law.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 20/12/2023
Journalist Monira Munni talks about her work for Bangladesh's The Financial Express, the importance of data verification particularly in online and digital platforms, and what she's taken away from the DRAPAC23 Assembly.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 18/12/2023
This episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23 features Security Matters and their mission to promote digital security awareness in Southeast Asia and their work as a first responder and research centre.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 14/12/2023
In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Leandro Ucciferri, Global Partnerships Manager of Ranking Digital Rights, explores the collaboration with EngageMedia on the Greater Internet Freedom project led by Internews.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 12/12/2023
In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Jonnah Morado, legal officer and project coordinator at IDEALS Inc., sheds light on their work providing legal assistance to human rights CSOs and digital rights advocates in the Philippines.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 07/12/2023
Kristine Tan Chan, President of Filipino Freethinkers, delves into their work of utilising science and secularism to champion human rights, focusing on freedom of expression and religion, rights of women and LGBTQIA+ communities, and digital rights.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 06/12/2023
Pyrou Chung, Director of Open Development Initiative at East-West Management Institute, shares their initiatives for strengthening the data governance of indigenous communities and the role of women in environmental advocacies.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 04/12/2023
SzuHui Huang, Programme Manager at Open Culture Foundation, discusses the organisation’s focus on open technology and its intersection with digital rights in Asia.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 30/11/2023
Sinar Project's Kelly Koh and Siti Nurliza Samsudin discuss their initiatives to monitor network interference and freedom of expression restrictions online, and their work to establish a network of digital rights activists.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 28/11/2023
Shruti Trikanad of the Centre for Internet & Society discusses the digital rights implications of digital ID systems, drawing from the experience of South and Southeast Asian countries surveyed for the Greater Internet Freedom project.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 03/07/2023
Global Voices Advox Editor Ameya Nagarajan shares about the rise of digital authoritarianism and other digital rights trends in the Asia-Pacific monitored through the Advox and Unfreedom Monitor project.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 23/06/2023
In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Numun Fund’s Information and Knowledge Systems Choreographer Syar S. Alia delves into the organisation’s exploration of feminist tech and prioritising equitable, accessible, and safe technology for all.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 16/06/2023
This episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23 features Bradley (not his real name), a social technology researcher who has conducted research on the alternative communication methods in Myanmar following the February 2021 coup.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 14/06/2023
In this episode recorded live at the DRAPAC23 Assembly, Athan - Freedom of Expression Activist Organization Director Zee Pe shares how the group is pushing back against digital rights violations through research and amplifying communities’ stories.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 17/03/2023
Htaike Htaike Aung, lead curator of the Myanmar Internet Project and founder of Myanmar ICT for Development Organization, talks about the ongoing digital dictatorship in Myanmar and how pro-democracy activists are pushing back against the regime.
- EngageMedia
- 15/12/2022
In the final 2022 episode of Pretty Good Podcast, EngageMedia Executive Director Phet Sayo shares his take on the current issues surrounding Big Tech, how these affect the Asia-Pacific, and his vision for the future of digital rights.
- EngageMedia
- 15/11/2022
In the last of a two-part series, lecturer Dr. Samsul Maarif and Project Multatuli membership manager Devina Heriyanto discuss how intersectoral solutions online and offline can help marginalised indigenous communities reclaim their narratives.
- EngageMedia
- 10/11/2022
Dr. Samsul Maarif of Universitas Gadjah Mada and Devina Heriyanto of Project Multatuli tackle how and why mainstream narratives perpetuate discrimination against marginalised religious groups in Indonesia and what can be done to address the issue.
- EngageMedia
- 16/09/2022
Imam Ardhianto, lecturer and chair of the University of Indonesia’s Media, Culture, and Research Center for Anthropological Studies, discusses religious social media movements in Indonesia and the impact on the country's socio-political landscape.
- EngageMedia
- 31/08/2022
Harindrini Corea and Zayed Siddiki, contributors of EngageMedia’s Pandemic of Control series, elaborate on how the digital technologies used for pandemic management have infringed on human and digital rights in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 15/07/2022
In this episode, Asia-Pacific analyst and Access Now’s Myanmar lead Wai Phyo Myint sheds light on the current situation in Myanmar and the ongoing efforts of digital rights actors, individuals, and organisations to restore democracy in the country.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 13/04/2022
In this episode, research consultant Dr Diani Citra and EngageMedia Digital Rights Program Officer for Indonesia Pradipa Rasidi expound on the idea of data justice as it relates to Indonesia and the Philippines.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 25/03/2022
In this episode, author, filmmaker, and activist Noor Huda Ismail discusses online radicalisation in Southeast Asia: how social media algorithms play a role, and what can be done to help targeted individuals reintegrate back into society.
- EngageMedia Editorial
- 11/02/2022
In this episode, Dr Jun-E Tan expounds on her research with EngageMedia on AI governance in Southeast Asia, discussing the need to contextualise this technology based on the region's needs and how countries can govern AI in ways that protect people.
