Stay safe, my Nepali friends. Sending you my sympathy and resistance spirit! 🔥🔥🔥

In solidarity!

Join me today to discuss the cross-border data flow issue related to recent reciprocal trade agreement between Indonesia and United States of America.

Combining three organizations KONDISI, PIKAT, and DDRN, to collaborate in search of truth.

August 9, 2025
4-6 pm
bit.ly/jualdatawarga

Today, Indonesia has been added to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist and rates Indonesia as “obstructed”, indicating serious challenges to the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association.

Read CIVICUS media release here web.civicus.org/IndonesiaWL2025

Damar Juniarto, an analyst from research centre PIKAT Demokrasi, which monitors AI safety in Indonesia, said the country was not ready to be an AI developer owing to a lack of infrastructure such as chips, and a lack of AI skills in the workforce.

Source: www.reuters.com/business/med...

💊 Incels' toxic ideology can radicalize young men & lead to real-world violence.

Our recent findings show that the world’s largest incel forum has nearly DOUBLED since our 2022 report on the Incelosphere.

It’s time for policymakers to intervene.

Learn more ⤵️

Once an Australian journalist Zacharias Szumer interviewed me in 2024, asking my personal experience about down and out of digital democracy in Indonesia.

Read the full article here:
arena.org.au/dead-deepfak...

Read my commentary on the recent pacts between the Indonesian Attorney General's Office (AGO) and telecommunication operators regarding wiretapping agreement.

#BigBrotherIsWatching

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

I would like to share my talking points and pictures from today's session at ASEAN Peoples @ ASEAN 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"The Rise of Technofeudalism and The Spirit to Decolonize The Digital Space"

damarjuniarto.medium.com/the-reign-of...

NEW ARTICLE ON RISK OF AI HARMING HUMANS

This article highlights that the AI risks have not been fully mapped. New AI risks continue to emerge, as we can learn from the case of Galang Erlangga, where his personal numbers has been spread by MetaAI in March-May 2025

www.tempo.co/kolom/mitiga...

Join us for an engaging event exploring the state of online rights in Southeast Asia.

Featuring regional leaders explore how we can work together to address tech-enabled abuse and protect digital spaces.

Speakers' profile:
lnkd.in/ghs4XNCz

24 May 2025 (Sat)
3.30-5PM MYT
Wisma MCA, Kuala Lumpur

Another one

"Solidarity against hate speech: Rohingya voices in Indonesia and Malaysia"

Host: Manushya Foundation | ASEAN Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship

Dialogue  |  online

"Decolonising digital rights and data"

Host: Manushya Foundation | ASEAN Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship

Dialogue  |  online

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
09:30 - 10:30 PM (Taipei Time)

"Civil society and tech engagement to enhance content moderation in Southeast Asia"

Host: Southeast Asia Collaborative Policy Network (SEA CPN)

Dialogue  |  in-person

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
15:15–16:15 PM (Taipei Time)
Room: 201E

Here is my agenda at Rightscon 2025 Taipei. #RightsCon25 @rightscon.org

“AI and Democracy: Battling Disinformation in Asia's 2024 Elections”

Host: Hashtag Generation | Asia Democracy Network

Dialogue  |  in-person

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
10:15–11:15 AM (Taipei Time)
Room: 201E

More pictures of #RightsCon25 from Asia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia

@rightscon.org really connecting communities.

Attending the Opening Ceremony #RightsCon25 @rightscon and took some fun selfies with friends from all over the world: Nepal, Philipine, Myanmar, and Indonesia.