Myanmar’s military coup has pushed its fledgling digital economy to the brink of collapse
Amid internet blackouts, economic isolation, and massive strikes, a decade of development is unwinding.
Peter Guest
Young Burmese activists are broadcasting anti-coup messages on pirate radio
"This is revolution radio."
Singapore’s government critics are crowdfunding their defamation fines
Opposition figures are used to costly suits, but now ordinary people are rallying to help.
China suddenly blocked an Indonesian newspaper. No one knows why
Jawa Pos may have been banned because of Beijing’s sensitivity over Xinjiang, or because censors thought it was Japanese porn.
“It really makes me scared”: How Chinese hackers used Facebook to spy on Uyghurs
State-backed actors used sophisticated techniques to spy on 500 activists, journalists and exiles from Xinjiang.
TikTok is repeating Facebook’s mistakes in Myanmar
The social media giant failed to anticipate a predictable surge in misinformation and threats of violence.
The hidden winners of the pandemic’s e-commerce boom
As the pandemic pushes e-commerce profits to new heights, logistics companies are seizing the opportunity.
Malaysia’s brand-new “fake news” law is built to silence dissent
Activists and journalists worry that the government is using pandemic legislation to clamp down on free speech.
Betting big with Zimbabwe’s foreign currency traders
Locked out of a failing job market, young Zimbabweans are turning to forex currency trading to make a living.
Technology and solidarity won’t save Myanmar’s protesters
Young Burmese are using tech to organize against a military coup, but the junta has powerful tools to silence them.