Two Canadian organizations will support emerging researchers from ethnic Myanmar communities to strengthen their capacity for research and advocacy using digital tools safely and focusing on issues such as misinformation, online gender-based violence and ethnicity and alliance-building initiatives. The SecDev Foundation will commission and call for small research projects and the Centre for Law and Democracy will offer expertise on issues such as freedom of expression and digital rights standards under international human rights law.
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Ensuring digital safety for researchers
The Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) initiative is releasing a new publication on how the researchers stay safe while doing...
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Two new papers on cyber scams and human trafficking
Two newly published papers shed light on one of the most troubling trends to emerge in post-coup Myanmar — the...
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Shields up: Ensuring digital duty of care for Myanmar researchers
Shields up: Ensuring digital duty of care for Myanmar researchers (DigiSec Lab) examines how Myanmar’s research community has continued its...
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Hooked by hope: Social media as a Myanmar scam-worker recruitment tool
Hooked by hope examines the use of social media platforms by transnational criminal networks to recruit individuals for forced labour...
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Scam haven: Responding to surging cyber crime and human trafficking in Myanmar
Scam haven: Responding to surging cyber crime and human trafficking in Myanmar investigates the rise of transnational organized crime, human...
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“Deadly posts” paper on online harm
Written by Tay Zar Myo Win and Phyu Phyu Thi The spread of hateful propaganda on widely used social media...
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Deadly posts: Examining and countering harmful social media content in post-coup Myanmar
Deadly posts: Examining and countering harmful social media content in post-coup Myanmar explores the spread of hateful propaganda on widely...
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Three new publications on digital aspects of Myanmar’s resistance
Written by the SecDev Foundation The Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) initiative is releasing three new studies that explore the...
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Digital swindles: Understanding and combating online scams in Myanmar
Digital swindles: Understanding and combating online scams in Myanmar analyzes the multifaceted aspects of online scamming, focusing on the awareness...
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Governance in exile: Examining the National Unity Government’s digital services efforts in Myanmar
Governance in exile: Examining the National Unity Government’s digital services efforts in Myanmar analyzes the challenges in implementing digital services...
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