Myanmar Digital Rights Forum

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Art 30 & 31 from chapter 9 of the "bill" states, online platforms (FB, Twitter..etc) to keep user's details (IP, phone, ID, address, usage data, and other necessary data as directed by the ministry) for 3 yr and give it to them when asked. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #myanmarcoup

The military gov had sent out a request for consultation to the “cyber security bill” dated yesterday to the telcos with many clauses which will legalise them to order shutdowns, website bans, content take downs and interceptions. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #myanmarcoup #KeepItOn

In the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak and ongoing armed conflicts, information can (and does) save lives. #KeepItOn #StopInternetShutdownMM #DigitalRightsMM (3/3)

249 local and International organisations question the legality and compliance with International Human Rights Law of the order by the #Myanmar Government to block (at least) 221 websites. #DigitalRightsMM #StopInternetShutdownMM #KeepItOn (2/3)

While the world is focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, the #Myanmar government ordered the blocking of (at least) 221 websites, including renown ethnic media organisations. #DigitalRightsMM #StopInternetShutdownMM #KeepItOn (1/3)

While the world is focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, the #Myanmar government ordered the blocking of (at least) 221 websites, including renown ethnic media organisations. #DigitalRightsMM #StopInternetShutdownMM #KeepItOn digitalrightsmm.info/news.html

#MDRF2020 is successfully wrapped up. Here’s to protecting people’s rights on the internet. See you #MDRF2021!

Hearing from ⁦@SamGregory⁩ of ⁦@witnessorg⁩ on #Deepfakes

Yatana emphasises that Myanmar needs a quick turn around in critical responses on #Facebook agsinst threats and to turn off the shutdown completely during the election. #keepiton #MDRF2020

@SaijaiLiang @htinkyawaye MP U Win Zaw talks about the practical difficulty of reforming laws. Just the national laws themselves can take 2 years to reform, and to be enacted into policies, by-laws and rules have to be developed - which are further hurdles #digitalrightsMM #MDRF2020

@SaijaiLiang @htinkyawaye .@htinkyawaye says there needs to be mechanisms for keeping political parties accountable to their campaign promises - these should be a movement led by civil society and the voters themselves. He hopes #MDRF2020 can be a place were this movement can start #digitalrightsMM

#Facebook is also working on third party factchecking which hopefully could be introduced to Myanmar soon, the Facebook rep said. #MDRF2020

5/ and as Rafael mentioned earlier today, #Facebook will role out its ads transparency feature - including its ad archive, storin ads for 7 years

4/ Third party fact checking? ”We are working on it”

What is #Facebook doing for the #Myanmar elections : 1/ Compiling a list of authentic genuine pages of parties and eventually candidates

Successful strategy to teach old people about misinformation in Taiwan : leverage pokemon go - a big pull factor for older generations

Only 50 of #Myanmar 99 political parties have a #Facebook page says soe Lin Htoot of @MyFifthEstate

Ttcat shares about Taiwan’s experience with chinese intereference and how brigades and increasingly marketing companies are leveraged as part of information operations