The Digital Landscape of Southeast Asia: From Fake News to 5G

We’re back from our summer holiday! To kick off season 2 of the Anti-Dystopians, we’re zeroing in on some of the global aspects of technology—this time in Southeast Asia. Alina Utrata talks to Kyra Jasper and Andreyka Natalegawa about the digital landscape of the region, from Facebook’s relationship with the junta in Myanmar, from fake news laws in Indonesia to Huwaei’s plans for 5g to ASEAN Smart Cities. 

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Articles by Kyra and Andreyka

Controlling the Information Space: Big Tech and Free Speech in Southeast Asia

https://www.csis.org/blogs/new-perspectives-asia/controlling-information-space-big-tech-and-free-speech-southeast-asia

Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks for ASEAN Smart Cities 

http://www.cogitasia.com/mitigating-cybersecurity-risks-for-asean-smart-cities/

Articles on SE Asia region

Digital trade deal ripe for the Indo-Pacific

https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/digital-trade-deal-ripe-for-the-indo-pacific/

The e-Conomy SEA 2020 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company

https://economysea.withgoogle.com

On Myanmar

Months After Coup, Myanmar Accelerates Toward Surveillance State

https://www.csis.org/blogs/new-perspectives-asia/months-after-coup-myanmar-accelerates-toward-surveillance-state

Myanmar junta blocks Facebook to quell dissent

https://www.ft.com/content/65c3f19d-2d54-4f32-9b96-7114d8416e26

On Indonesia

Seeking a Viable Alternative to Indonesia’s Blasphemy Laws

https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/seeking-a-viable-alternative-to-indonesias-blasphemy-laws/

InterpretatIons of artIcle 156a of the IndonesIan CrImInal Code on Blasphemy and relIgIous defamatIon (a legal and human rIghts analysIs)

https://leip.or.id/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/LeIP-Interpretations-of-Article-156A-of-The-Indonesian-Criminal-Code-On-Blasphemy-and-Religious-Defamation-a-Legal-and-Human-Right-Analysis.pdf 

Jakarta governor Ahok found guilty of blasphemy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39853280

Buni Yani gets 1.5 years in jail for hate speech after selectively edited a video in which former Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama warned Thousand Islands regency residents about people using Quranic verses for political gain. 

https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/11/14/buni-yani-gets-1-5-years-in-jail.html

Privacy alarm in Indonesia over president's leaked vaccine certificate

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/privacy-alarm-indonesia-over-presidents-leaked-vaccine-certificate-2021-09-03/

On Thailand

Lèse-majesté epidemic in Thailand reaches new milestone

https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/thailand/lese-majeste-epidemic-reaches-new-milestone

Thailand government files lese-majesty suit against banned opposition leader

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/21/thailand-government-files-lese-majesty-suit-against-banned-opposition-leader

Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod

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