Mabuhay! DRAPAC26 returns for its 4th edition "Building the Commons: Scaling Collective Resources for Our Digital Futures" 📆 June 8-10, 2026 📍 Manila, Philippines
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🗓 HAPPENING TOMORROW | Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an incredible panel of speakers as we delve into "Centering rights and CSO participation at India-AI Summit 2026”. Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
EngageMedia@engagemedia.org · 9mo ago🗓 HAPPENING TOMORROW | This #DRAPAC series session will feature insights on the Milk Tea Alliance's anti-migrant narratives, disinformation research targeting Southeast Asian human rights defenders, and ASEAN engagement pathways. Register to join here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
Join our partners at @engagemedia.org for an important discussion on rights and civil society participation ahead of the India-AI Impact Summit 2026—focused on gaps in today’s AI debates and how CSOs can meaningfully engage ⬇️
EngageMedia@engagemedia.org · 8mo agoJoin us as we discuss centering rights and civil society participation at the upcoming India-AI Impact Summit 2026 by identifying critical issues absent from ongoing conversations and exploring meaningful entry points for CSOs to engage further. Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
Join us as we discuss centering rights and civil society participation at the upcoming India-AI Impact Summit 2026 by identifying critical issues absent from ongoing conversations and exploring meaningful entry points for CSOs to engage further. Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
🗓 HAPPENING TOMORROW | This #DRAPAC series session will feature insights on the Milk Tea Alliance's anti-migrant narratives, disinformation research targeting Southeast Asian human rights defenders, and ASEAN engagement pathways. Register to join here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
🗓️ 2 DAYS TO GO | Join us for an insightful conversation around disinformation, digital labor, and legal challenges in Thailand and the wider region. You can register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
Wed: @getsea.bsky.social SEAP & more hold discussion panel "Support for applicants to graduate programs in Southeast Asian Studies" Thurs: @engagemedia.org media host "DRAPAC Series: Thailand Digital Rights Learning Circle: Connecting Local Struggles to Regional Movements" 7/
Join us on October 30 for the DRAPAC Series "Thailand Digital Rights Learning Circle: Connecting Local Struggles to Regional Movements”. More details here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
🗓 HAPPENING TODAY | Join us for an insightful conversation unpacking the legal and political forces shaping digital rights in Bangladesh and the wider region. Join the conversation today at 2PM Bangkok time (UTC+7): engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
New event! 📆20th Aug 🕑2pm BKK time Join @engagemedia.org for online DRAPAC Series: "Understanding Emerging ICT Laws in Bangladesh and Regional Trends in Digital Repression" Details: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
EngageMedia@engagemedia.org · 12mo ago🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW🚨 Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an incredible panel of speakers as we dive into the intersection of law, technology and human rights. Learn more: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW🚨 Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an incredible panel of speakers as we dive into the intersection of law, technology and human rights. Learn more: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
🗓 2 DAYS TO GO | What patterns of digital repression are emerging across the region, and how do they relate to the situation in Bangladesh? Join us on August 20 for this #DRAPACSeries : engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
📣 LAST CALL! Our calls for Session Proposals and Fellowship Applications both close on June 20th! Get your ideas in or apply now to be part of DRAPAC25 in Kuala Lumpur: ✅ Session Ideas Submission: drap.ac/25/programme ✅ Fellowship Application : drap.ac/25/fellows/
The Pulitzer Center, in partnership with @engagemedia.org and Digital Futures Lab are seeking civil society, academia, and researchers in South and Southeast Asia interested in AI accountability and governance. Register now for the Peer Learning Circle! 👉 bit.ly/AIs2sPC
📖 This is more than a report. It’s a record of China’s repression – and activists’ resilience. 🗺️ Who’s targeted? How? Where? Why? Our report breaks it all down. 🔍 Understand the system. Empower the resistance. Get the facts on 4 June: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d97426...
@engagemedia.org is hosting a DRAPAC Series webinar on May 30, 1pm (UTC+7). The webinar will explore @article19.bsky.social report examining how tech companies operating in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam often passively comply with restrictive local laws, leading to human rights abuses. buff.ly/NJQ83Xt
🌍 Join us on May 30 for the next #DRAPACSeries webinar where we'll explore key findings on tech companies in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam, along with recommendations for enhancing human rights respect in these contexts. 🔗 Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
👑🩵 Learn more about #InternetFreedom and the #digitalrights threats in the #Asia-Pacific region with @engagemedia.org and its projects, including the 2025 Digital Rights Asia-Pacific (#DRAPAC25) Assembly, the #HumanRightsTechnology Initiative, and #DRAPACVPN Project: buff.ly/CgSVXD3
👑🩵 “There is strong demand for privacy-respecting, community-centered technologies, and the #HumanRightsTechnology Initiative aims to support citizens and defend users’ rights in this context.” says Khairil, the Human Rights Technology and Research Project Lead at @engagemedia.org buff.ly/CgSVXD3
👑🩵 How does @engagemedia.org support community-led #DigitalRights initiatives in Asia-Pacific? This Community Series explores the organization's #grassroots approach and long-term vision. Full read: buff.ly/CyyLzzV
📢 Exciting news! The postponed #DRAPACSeries session on "Human Rights Responsibilities and Challenges For Tech Companies Operating In Authoritarian Countries" is rescheduled for May 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM Bangkok time. 👉 Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
👑🩵 What does it take to build strong digital rights communities in Southeast Asia? @engagemedia.org shares lessons and insights in this deep dive. Read more in this Community Series: buff.ly/CyyLzzV #DigitalRightsAsia #SoutheastAsia
👑🩵 “Internet freedom is not the default in our region. Surveillance and censorship are the norm in several countries.” says Khairil, the Human Rights Technology and Research Project Lead at @engagemedia.org buff.ly/CyyLzzV
Excited to be featured in the Community Series: "EngageMedia: Getting to Know Their Work on Digital Rights in the Asia-Pacific!" We’re committed to empowering communities, supporting defenders, and pushing back against rising #authoritarianism, #disinformation, #surveillance, and #censorship.
✨🌈 Home of Digital Rights Defenders@teamcommunity.bsky.social · last yr.👑🩵 In our new Community Series, we spotlight @engagemedia.org ’s role in regional digital rights work—balancing tech, #media, and #advocacy. Discover their story: buff.ly/CyyLzzV #DigitalRightsAsia
👑🩵 In our new Community Series, we spotlight @engagemedia.org ’s role in regional digital rights work—balancing tech, #media, and #advocacy. Discover their story: buff.ly/CyyLzzV #DigitalRightsAsia
🌈 👉🏾 Thursday 8 at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC: Learn about the DRAPAC VPN (@engagemedia.org), a free #VPN service for protecting human rights defenders across the Asia-Pacific region from digital surveillance and online censorship! See you on the IF Square: buff.ly/f62azQa #GlitterMeetup #digitalrights
Are you interested in AI accountability & governance? This opportunity is for you. Join our Peer Learning Circle, a virtual learning experience in partnership with @engagemedia.org, @codeforafrica.bsky.social, @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social, Digital Future Labs, Al Sur, & Internet Lab. 👉 bit.ly/AIs2sPC
The DRAPACs third edition is happening on August 26 and 27 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Diverse stakeholders will combat rising #DigitalAuthoritarianism in the region by collaboratively shaping rights-based #DigitalGovernance.
DRAPAC25 Kuala Lumpur – Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific
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