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Meta removes Bangladeshi community archivists’ pages through false copyright claimsDespite clear calls for coordinated attacks, Meta did not act to safeguard these activist pagesWritten by Shoeb A6 May 2026
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How artificial intelligence and synthetic reality shaped Bangladesh’s 2026 electionAn analysis of Bangladesh’s first AI-saturated election, where seeing was no longer believingWritten by Zulker Naeen1 April 2026
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How a Chinese company exports the Great Firewall to autocratic regimesXinjiang has become a testing ground for new surveillance technologiesWritten by Global Voices East Asia18 September 2025
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When digital democracy disappears, so does the power of the peopleWhen civil society is pushed offline, what’s lost isn’t just voices, but history, memory, resistance, and possibilityWritten by Muhammed Bello Buhari23 August 2025
The politics and people behind Balochistan, Pakistan’s internet shutdownsThe province faces annual blackouts during August due to a surge in militant activityWritten by Ramna Saeed, Nabeel Armaan18 August 2025
Digital blackout: How internet shutdowns devastate the economy and daily life in North Waziristan, PakistanThe internet is a lifeline for employment and economic stability — especially in remote areasWritten by Farooq Mahsud2 August 2025
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How China’s model of internet censorship is getting traction in Asia: Interview with ARTICLE 19 researchers Cybersecurity is reframed as regime security under the banner of sovereigntyWritten by Filip Noubel12 April 2025
Bangladesh interim government’s ‘right’ to uninterrupted internet access is a shamThe draft Cyber Security Ordinance 2024 has come under fire due to definitional ambiguity and other concernsWritten by Samaya Anjum24 January 2025
India's internet shutdown crisis: A growing threat to digital rightsIndia’s internet shutdowns are undermining digital rights, economic development, and the fundamental freedoms of its people.Written by Kanav Narayan Sahgal6 January 2025