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. To follow the Anti-Dystopians new Twitter account, go to:https://twitter.com/AntiDystopiansTo follow Alina Utrata on Twitter, go to:https://twitter.com/AlinaUtrataTo follow Kyra Jasper on Twitter, go to:https://twitter.com/kj_spadeTo follow Andreyka Natalegawa on Twitter, go to:https://twitter.com/a_natalegawaThe Anti-Dystopians is hosted and produced by Alina Utrata. All episodes are freely available, wherever you get your podcasts.To support the show, visit: bit.ly/3AApPN4Articles by Kyra and AndreykaControlling the Information Space: Big Tech and Free Speech in Southeast Asiahttps://www.csis.org/blogs/new-perspectives-asia/controlling-information-space-big-tech-and-free-speech-southeast-asiaMitigating Cybersecurity Risks for ASEAN Smart Cities http://www.cogitasia.com/mitigating-cybersecurity-risks-for-asean-smart-cities/Articles on SE Asia regionDigital trade deal ripe for the Indo-Pacifichttps://www.brookings.edu/opinions/digital-trade-deal-ripe-for-the-indo-pacific/The e-Conomy SEA 2020 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Companyhttps://economysea.withgoogle.comOn MyanmarMonths After Coup, Myanmar Accelerates Toward Surveillance Statehttps://www.csis.org/blogs/new-perspectives-asia/months-after-coup-myanmar-accelerates-toward-surveillance-stateMyanmar junta blocks Facebook to quell dissenthttps://www.ft.com/content/65c3f19d-2d54-4f32-9b96-7114d8416e26On IndonesiaSeeking a Viable Alternative to Indonesia’s Blasphemy Lawshttps://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 blasphemyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39853280Buni 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.htmlPrivacy alarm in Indonesia over president's leaked vaccine certificatehttps://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/privacy-alarm-indonesia-over-presidents-leaked-vaccine-certificate-2021-09-03/On ThailandLèse-majesté epidemic in Thailand reaches new milestonehttps://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/thailand/lese-majeste-epidemic-reaches-new-milestoneThailand government files lese-majesty suit against banned opposition leaderhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/21/thailand-government-files-lese-majesty-suit-against-banned-opposition-leaderNowhere Land by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-landLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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