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Pretty Good Podcast: Discussions on Digital Rights, is a podcast by EngageMedia 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. Find out more at EngageMedia.org/podcast.
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Digital Rights Explored: Local Fights, Global Perspectives
Media and Information Literacy Expert Network (MILEN)
In this podcast we explore the relevant digital rights violations of our time and provide possible solutions. From internet shutdowns, fake news, hate speech, violation of personal data, intrusive surveillance systems to cybercrime and others - in particular since the onset of Covid-19 - we are witnessing an unprecedented amount of digital rights’ violations. We will talk at grassroots level with people from all across the globe who have been the victim of such violations. In addition to the ...
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Human Rights and the Digital Podcast presents voices and perspectives of Human Rights defenders in Uganda, focusing on how technology is being used to the realization of Human Rights. This podcast is produced by the Digital Human Rights Lab.
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Hier geht es um digitale Menschenrechte, Netzpolitik, Privacy und die offene Gesellschaft. Peder Iblher ist Referent für digitale Grundrechte bei der humanistischen Giordano-Bruno-Stiftung, Seit 2016 diskutiert und begleitet er digitale gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen beim Humanistischen Pressedienst (hpd.de), in Blogbeiträgen (digitalhumanrights.blog), Workshops, Konferenzen, Aktionen oder Vorträgen. Kontakt: iblher@giordano-bruno-stiftung.de
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PGP Youth: From Bangladesh, In Solidarity: Lessons in Protest for the Student Movement in Indonesia
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In this episode, Afifah Fitriyani Oceanto, a student from Jentera Law School, sits down with Shoeb Abdullah and Subinoy Mustofi Eron, co-founders of Activate Rights, to discuss the mass protests in Bangladesh calling for reform of the government’s job quota system. Initially sparked by students, the movement quickly spread nationwide, drawing in ci…
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Wie fühlt sich eine Reise in die Zukunft der Digitalisierung an? Warum haben Südkoreaner ein anderes Serviceverständnis als wir Westler? Und wie bitte sieht ein App-Store in Nordkoreas Hauptstadt Pjöngjang aus? All dies und mehr erfahrt ihr in dieser Podcast-Folge mit dem (Nord-)Korea-Spezialisten Nicolai Sprekels von der SARAM-Stiftung für Mensche…
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In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Tanka Aryal, President of Digital Rights Nepal, (DRN) shares insights into the organization's inception during the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing emerging digital rights issues in the country. The organization, comprising lawyers, social workers, social scientists, and technologists, engages in policy review,…
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In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Journalist Monira Munni shares insights into her experiences as a senior reporter at The Financial Express, the only business daily in Bangladesh, focusing on trade, economics, and business issues. Monira delves into the challenges she faces as a journalist during fieldwork, emphasizing the importance of dat…
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In this PGP Live episode at DRAPAC23, Ivan, Programs and Operations Director at Security Matters, discusses their mission to promote digital security in Southeast Asia, focusing on Thailand and Malaysia. Ivan covers their role as a first responder, research center, and provider of localized training materials and threat analysis. --- Pretty Good Po…
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In this episode, Ranking Digital Rights' Global Partnerships Manager, Leandro Ucciferri, discusses their collaboration with EngageMedia on the Greater Internet Freedom project, emphasizing their commitment to sharing a methodology rooted in international standards while actively seeking ways to apply it to local contexts. --- Pretty Good Podcast Li…
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In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Jonnah Morado, legal officer and project coordinator at the Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services or IDEALS, sheds light on their work providing legal assistance to human rights CSOs and digital rights advocates in the Philippines. Navigating the intersection of digital …
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In this episode, Kristine Tan Chan, President of Filipino Freethinkers, discusses their advocacy for human rights, emphasizing freedom of expression, women's and LGBTQIA+ rights, and digital rights. As a member of the Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network, Kristine addresses the stigma around abortion, advocating for decriminalization. --- Pret…
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In this episode, Pyrou Chung, Director of Open Development Initiative at East-West Management Institute, shares their work in strengthening data governance with indigenous communities. The conversation underscores the substantial contributions of these communities, especially women, to discussions on climate change and environmental issues. --- Pre…
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In this episode SzuHui Huang, Programme Manager at Open Culture Foundation, explores the intersection of open technology and digital rights in Asia, emphasizing capacity building and research within civil society organizations, while addressing resource challenges in the digital era and touching on OCF's research in East Asia on privacy and persona…
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In this PGP Live episode at DRAPAC23, Sinar Project's Kelly Koh and Siti Nurliza Samsudin explore the Internet Monitoring Action Project (iMAP). Learn about iMAP's goal to uncover censorship across 10 countries on platforms like websites, messaging apps, and virtual private networks. Gain insights into their efforts to build a digital rights activi…
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In this episode, Shruti Trikanad from the Centre for Internet & Society shares about the Greater Internet Freedom project, sharing insights on global digital rights policies, digital IDs, and strategies learned from early implementers. --- Pretty Good Podcast Live at DRAPAC23 is a special episode series of Pretty Good Podcast, recorded live at the …
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In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, 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. Ameya shares how governments are using laws to curb digital rights and impede press freedom. She also tal…
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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. Syar also discusses highlights from the organisation’s research uncovering shared concerns in the global s…
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Zusammen mit Philipps Podcast FREISTUNDE für den Zentralrat der Konfessionsfreien bestreite ich diese Nullnummer. Erstmal locker machen und einen Überblick verschaffen … aber dann geht es doch schon ganz schön ans Eingemachte. Wie reagieren wir auf die immer schneller werdenden Veränderungen durch Digitalisierung, Künstliche Intelligenz, Social Med…
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In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Bradley (pseudonym), a social technology researcher, discusses the alternative communication methods used in Myanmar in response to the internet shutdowns and destroyed infrastructure following the February 2021 coup. Zeroing in on digital safety and security, Bradley highlights the challenges faced by the p…
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Pretty Good Podcast Live at DRAPAC23 is a special episode series of Pretty Good Podcast, recorded live at the Digital Rights Asia Pacific Assembly in Chiang Mai, Thailand, last May 22 to 26, 2023. In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Athan - Freedom of Expression Activist Organization Director Zee Pe shares how her youth-led group is counteri…
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In this episode of Pretty Good Podcast, Htaike Htaike Aung discussed about the updates on digital rights issues in Myanmar, and how the international community can support digital rights advocates in fighting the digital coup and human rights violations happening in the country.
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TRAP 1 Meinungsfreiheit ist kein Recht auf Reichweite. Was wir in den Social Media zu sehen bekommen, entscheiden Algorithmen – und wer über diese entscheidet, hat viel Macht. Peder Iblher will es genauer wissen und spricht darüber mit Dr. Martin Degeling von der Stiftung Neue Verantwortung. Shownotes Zwei eigene Beiträge, auf die ich mich beziehe:…
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TRAP 2 Ein Podcast mit Marianne von Blomberg, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl für Chinesische Rechtskultur an der Uni zu Köln und Peder Iblher. Unter dem Schlagwort „Social Credit Score“ / Sozialkredit-System werden Konzepte besprochen, das Verhalten von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern einer ganzheitlichen Bewertung zu unterziehen. Über Belohn…
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In the final 2022 episode of Pretty Good Podcast, EngageMedia Executive Director Phet Sayo shares his take on the current issues surrounding Big Tech globally and how these affect the challenges of disinformation and freedom of expression in the Asia-Pacific. Phet also discusses his vision for the future of digital rights, which centres on building…
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Pretty Good Podcast Episode 24: Reclaiming Indigenous Narratives in Online and Offline Spaces
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Lecturer Dr. Samsul Maarif and Project Multatuli membership manager Devina Heriyanto return to expound further on the various ways mainstream media and other stakeholders can collaborate to challenge myths surrounding indigenous communities,reclaim development projects, and bridge the gap between indigenous communities and academics, activists, gov…
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Pretty Good Podcast Episode 23: Media's Role in Dehumanising Indigenous Communities in Indonesia
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In this two-part series, Pretty Good Podcast tackles how and why these mainstream narratives perpetuate discrimination against marginalised religious communities, and what can be done to address the issue. Dr. Samsul Maarif, head of the graduate school program at Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Center for Religion and Cross-cultural Studies, expounds on …
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It’s been half a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. And while millions of people have fled the country, there are still many who remain living in different regions of Ukraine. In this episode, we will have a closer look at the digital rights challenges that citizens who currently are staying in Ukraine, are facing, during this horrible war of aggre…
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In this episode of Pretty Good Podcast, Imam Ardhianto, lecturer and chair of the University of Indonesia’s Media, Culture, and Research Center for Anthropological Studies, discusses the transformation of religious social media movements in Indonesia and how they shaped the socio-political landscape of the country, adapting into hyperlocal spaces o…
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In this episode of Pretty Good Podcast, two South Asian 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. Harindrini Corea, legal consultant of Hashtag Generation, shares more about the criminalisation of people’s movements and …
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In this episode of Pretty Good Podcast, Asia-Pacific analyst and Access Now’s Myanmar lead Wai Phyo Myint elaborates on how these developments are affecting the efforts of Myanmar’s resilient digital rights actors, individuals, and organisations to restore democracy in the country. She also shares concrete ways that the international community can …
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In this live recording of our Podcast "Digital Rights Explored: Local Fights, Global Perspectives," we talked about content moderation by social media platforms taking a wrong turn. From their initial hands-off approach when it came to content, they turned to today’s invasive approach using also automated processes in making decisions. The platform…
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Being online means being at risk. This episode is dedicated to a problem affecting us all, worldwide - cybercrime. We travel to Kenya where cybercrime is on a steep rise. There has been a 37.3 % jump in cyber criminal activities in Kenya between April to June in 2021 alone. The pandemic played a major role in the rise of cyber crimes like impersona…
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In this episode of Pretty Good Podcast, research consultant Dr Diani Citra and EngageMedia Digital Rights Program Officer for Indonesia Pradipa Rasidi share key insights from the report “The Techno-politics of Data Justice in Indonesia and the Philippines”. They discuss how civil society, technology groups, and affected communities in both countrie…
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After building a consortium, what activities are essential for the self sustaining stage? In this episode, we continued talking to Lucrezia Biteete from the Digital for Development (D4D) Hub. She is a Senior Expert at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
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In this episode of Pretty Good Podcast, author, filmmaker, and activist Noor Huda Ismail discusses the strategic online dissemination of extremist ideology in Southeast Asia. He zeroes in on how social media algorithms influence online radicalisation, and how using the same technology can help targeted individuals reintegrate back into society.…
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In this episode we talk about the biggest hype of our time when it comes to our digital lives: the Metaverse. Ever since Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement of what his company Meta is developing, everyone in the digital rights community is talking about the implications of this new immersive digital world on our personal lives and on our (digita…
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The Digital Human Rights Lab community is now entering a new chapter. We are happy to have a woman on the microphone with our guest today, Lucrezia Biteete, who shares her experience and knowledge on how to build a successful Consortium.
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Southeast Asia has historically been consumers of technology instead of providers. This often leaves the region at a disadvantage in adapting to and governing the technologies that it needs for growth, such as artificial intelligence (AI). In this episode of Pretty Good Podcast, AI researcher Dr. Jun-E Tan expounds on her 2021 research with EngageM…
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Some of you listeners have asked us to explain the basics of digital rights, “what type of rights are there exactly”? Our response is this special episode of Digital Rights Explored where international experts talk with us about the major digital rights stories of our time. In this episode we will recap some of the most important digital rights new…
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Pretty Good Podcast Episode 16: Freedom of Religion and Expression Online in Indonesia (Part 2)
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Pretty Good Podcast returns in 2022 with the second part of our series on freedom of religion and expression online in Indonesia. In this episode, accomplished Indonesian journalist and writer Feby Indirani shares her experience in advocating for such freedoms in the online space, from continued discussions on her books promoting religious toleranc…
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Pretty Good Podcast Episode 15: Freedom of Religion and Expression Online in Indonesia (Part 1)
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Pretty Good Podcast caps off its second season with a special two-part series on complexities of freedom of religion and expression online in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim majority and where minorities have historically been the subject of discrimination and hate speech. Our first episode, with academic Leonard Epafras of the Indone…
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Charles Donaldson Ogira talks about the work of the Youth Forum for Social Justice, a grassroots organisation for human rights defenders in Abim district, the collaboration with partner organisations and the difficulties of working in times of COVID.
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As people get online, they are encouraged or even forced to share significant amounts of personal information. What happens when this data is collated? And what happens when this data gets into the wrong hands? This can have very real effects offline, putting individuals’ lives in danger. Large corporations and government bodies, while digitising t…
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Though being married to a land owner, women often do not inherit land if the spouse passes away. How can we protect them from land grabbing? In this episode, Charity and Phillip invited Eva Oryem and Charles Ochan, both members of the 'Innovations for Rural Development CoP' to discuss mobilization of women and awareness raising on land rights throu…
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With nationwide total shutdowns and closure of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, Internet access and usage by Ugandan children or minors has become a new norm. More and more children now need to be online to access learning resources, do homework, attend classes, network online with peers and participate in online gaming. With the increased pop…
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In this second part of the 9th episode, Phillip and Charity continue to explore the different shades of digital and online activism. They will guide us through the possible positive impacts of online activism and show how can we use it as a successful tool. But online activism also entails negative aspects. *This episode was recorded under special …
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#9b: Online and Digital Activism. The Good, Bad and Ugly! (recorded during second lockdown 2021)
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In this episode, Phillip and Charity dissect digital and online activism. What is it? Why should we all care? What is the good, the bad and the ugly of digital activism? *This episode was recorded under special circumstances during the lockdown in Summer 2021.
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In the face of the global pandemic, many countries have imposed different control measures on their citizens under the veil of curbing the further spread of the virus. In this episode we will discuss with Agnes Venema - an expert on national security and emerging surveillance technology - measures taken in Australia during the Covid-19 pandemic. Au…
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The founder of Tinder said: “Nobody joins Tinder because they’re looking for something.” “They join because they want to have fun. It doesn’t even matter if you match because swiping is so fun.” However in this episode we have examined how dating apps have revolutionised the world of dating and relationships. We explore with an anthropologist and e…
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With Big Tech monopolies owning many of the online services we regularly use, is there still a space (and an audience) for open source platforms and content outside this mostly proprietary ecosystem? EngageMedia is up for the challenge with the launch of Cinemata, a platform for social and environmental films about the Asia-Pacific. In this podcast…
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In a world where mental illness has been presented as something to be ashamed of, it is no wonder people don’t speak up. In this episode the DHRLab Engagement Leads Daniel Odongo and Phillip Ayazika invited Joy Mukasa Leah (AHAR) and Tusiime Tutu (Trainer, Poet, DHRLab Blogger) to explore how being open and loud about mental health can contribute t…
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In this episode we talk about digital censorship of independent and critical voices on major social media platforms. This is a contradictory circumstance since it is exactly these platforms that serve, in particular in countries with oppressive regimes, as the channels for dissenting voices to be heard and seen. The platforms often state that the c…
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Eine Denkschrift mit sieben Beispielen und sieben Vorschlägen. Die letzten Monate haben gezeigt, dass unsere Demokratien durch eine mediengetriebene Polarisierung in ernsthafte Vertrauenskrisen geraten können. Wenn wir Meinungsfreiheit und Grundrechte weiter schützen wollen, dann liegt ein Haufen Arbeit vor uns: Wir müssen auf breiter Basis klären,…
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