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This special edition of the EngageMedia newsletter features a new report analysing the impact of Thailand's Computer Crime Act on freedom of expression, plus a related video and infographics to raise awareness about the issue.
พ.ร.บ. คอมฯ มุ่งเอาผิดผู้ใช้อินเทอร์เน็ตเพื่อก่ออาชญากรรมเมื่อเริ่มบังคับใช้ในปี 2550 แต่ในเวลาต่อมากลับถูกนำมาใช้เพื่อปิดกั้นการเข้าถึงเนื้อหาที่วิพากษ์วิจารณ์รัฐบาลและปิดปากผู้เห็นต่าง
เรียนรู้ถึงผลกระทบของพ.ร.บ. คอมฯต่อเสรีภาพในการแสดงออกในไทย:
https://engagemedia.org/2022/thailand-computer-crime-act/?lang=th
What steps can the Thai government, parliamentarians, civil society, and tech companies take to promote solutions that respect and uphold digital rights?
Job Opportunity: @EngageMedia is hiring a Digital Rights Project Officer who will support the implementation of our initiatives in Thailand and the Mekong region. This position works closely with the Digital Rights Project Manager to support coordination and logistics, training, community development, communications and outreach, and monitoring and reporting.
Learn more and apply by June 30: https://engagemedia.org/job/thailand-digital-rights-officer/
When it was first introduced in 2007, Thailand's Computer Crime Act aimed to criminalise internet offenders. But its use has focused mostly on restricting freedom of expression. Learn more about its impact and what can be done to promote solutions that respect and uphold digital rights.
Last call for EngageMedia's Digital Security Localization Fellowship applications!
Be part of a community of localizers supporting the development of digital security resources in Southeast Asian languages.
Apply by 23:59 UTC+7 (Bangkok time): EngageMedia.org/Localization-Fellowship
Check out the latest edition of the EngageMedia newsletter!
In this edition, we announce our next executive director, a new Pandemic of Control article, and more project updates.
https://mailchi.mp/engagemedia/engagemedia-news-introducing-engagemedias-next-executive-director
Closing tomorrow: Applications for the 2022 Digital Security Localization fellowship
EngageMedia is inviting localizers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand to take part in this opportunity.
Learn more and apply: EngageMedia.org/Localization-Fellowship
2 days to go | Applications for EngageMedia's Digital Security Localization fellowship are closing soon!
Apply now to support the development of localized digital security resources in Southeast Asian languages.
Deadline: June 19, 2022
EngageMedia.org/Localization-Fellowship
Three days left to apply for EngageMedia's Digital Security Localization fellowship!
Calling on localizers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand to help localize digital security resources in Southeast Asian languages.
Apply here: https://engagemedia.org/localization-fellowship
In the seventh @Video4Change Learning Session, Fasila shares its work on the project Alive in Afghanistan , which covers unheard stories from provinces that have been out of media attention.
https://video4change.org/alive-afghanistan-learning-session/
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Hate speech in global south is very serious. Gender discrimination, sexual, ethnic, religious minority are targeted by hate speech. Most governments have few concern about hate speech. I forward a campaign by APC as follows;
Challenge hate speech online on 17-18 June 2022. Social media kit
https://www.apc.org/en/challenge-hate-speech-online-17-18-june-2022-social-media-kit
#NotoHate #ChallengeHateOnline
เอ็นเกจ มีเดีย ร่วมกับสถาบันวิจัย เอเชีย เซ็นเตอร์ จัดทำรายงานเพื่อบ่งชี้ว่า พ.ร.บ.คอมฯ จำกัดสิทธิดิจิทัล และเสรีภาพการแสดงออกในประเทศไทยอย่างไร
https://engagemedia.org/2022/thailand-computer-crime-act/?lang=th
In collaboration with Bangkok-based research institute Asia Centre, EngageMedia released a research report identifying how the Computer Crime Act restricts digital rights, including freedom of expression, in Thailand.
The COVID-19 pandemic sped up the adoption of digital technologies in India, but this has excluded those with little to no access to digital services.
This article from EngageMedia's Pandemic of Control series looks at the impact of digitisation on informal workers struggling to access basic services and protect their personal data within a system they do not fully understand.
https://engagemedia.org/2022/pandemic-control-india-digital-adoption/
This focused edition of the EngageMedia newsletter highlights our research work, featuring four new reports on data justice, freedom of expression, and digital safety.
Calling localizers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand!
Apply for EngageMedia's 2022 Digital Security Localization Fellowship and help develop localized digital security resources.
Learn more and apply: EngageMedia.org/Localization-Fellowship
Since the rekindling of political activism in Thailand in 2019, there has been an uptake in the usage of the Computer Crime Act against those using the internet and social media for political expression. Despite its amendment in 2017, the Act retains many problematic provisions that restrict digital rights.
Learn more about its impact on freedom of expression in Thailand: https://cinemata.org/view?m=Ufzh5eEQ2
A new report produced by EngageMedia in partnership with the Oxen Privacy Tech Foundation and six country partners assesses the current digital safety and internet freedom challenges in select Asia-Pacific countries.
https://engagemedia.org/2022/gif-digital-safety-report-launch/
A new report produced by @EngageMedia in partnership with the Oxen Privacy Tech Foundation and six country partners assesses the current digital safety and internet freedom challenges in select Asia-Pacific countries.
https://engagemedia.org/2022/gif-digital-safety-report-launch/
