Indonesia blocks Yahoo, Paypal, and gaming websites over new licensing rules#ProtesNetizen (protest netizens) and #BlokirKominfo (block Kominfo) trended on TwitterWritten by Mong Palatino31 July 2022
Will US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan, despite China’s ‘forceful’ warning?Every party involved is caught in a political dilemmaWritten by Oiwan Lam27 July 2022
World Cup theme songs through the agesThese songs have been sources of national pride and politicizationWritten by Richard Wanjohi27 July 2022
In a blow to regional unity, Kiribati leaves the Pacific Islands ForumMeanwhile, Pacific superpowers vie for dominance in the regionWritten by Mong Palatino22 July 2022
Vietnam’s Zalo Connect app: Digital authoritarianism hidden in peer-to-peer aid platformsThe app implies a transactional solution to a structural crisisWritten by EngageMedia20 July 2022
Legislator wants to rename Philippines’s busiest airport after the dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.The proposal circumvents history and ignores Marcos's violent legacyWritten by Mong Palatino19 July 2022
What happened to Hong Kong protesters three years after the 2019 crackdowns?Over 10,000 protestors were arrestedWritten by Hong Kong Free Press19 July 2022
A Chinese office platform confirms that users’ files on its cloud server are subject to censorshipWhat if you were blocked from accessing important documents from your cloud drive?Written by Oiwan Lam18 July 2022
Cambodian human rights groups continue to demand justice for murdered analyst Kem LeySupporters are demanding officials reopen the murder investigationWritten by Mong Palatino15 July 2022
Access the Unfreedom Monitor databaseThe relational database of the Unfreedom Monitor researchWritten by Advox14 July 2022
Hong Kong set to implement a China-style health code and contact-tracing appThe city will require more PCR tests and movement restrictionsWritten by Hong Kong Free Press12 July 2022
Fact-checking the inaugural speech of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.Marcos touted several lies, misleading statements, and historical inaccuraciesWritten by Mong Palatino11 July 2022
Myanmar's military propaganda about schools rampant on social mediaUltranationalist Buddhist narratives play a big role on FacebookWritten by Civic Media Observatory7 July 2022
Indonesia's Covid tracker app PeduliLindungi: To care for and protect?The app is mandatory to enter many public placesWritten by EngageMedia6 July 2022
China: Possible police database breach exposes at least 1 billion citizens’ personal dataIt could be the biggest data leak in historyWritten by Oiwan Lam6 July 2022
The poet's mindset as a tool against transphobia: An interview with US veteran and trans activist Drew Pham How can you can build a country at the barrel of the gun?Written by Filip Noubel2 July 2022