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Manushya at #DRAPAC2026 šŸ‡µšŸ‡­šŸŒ: Confronting techno-colonialism. Defending digital futures.

  • Writer: Manushya Foundation
    Manushya Foundation
  • Jun 11
  • 1 min read

Salamat, #DRAPAC2026! From 8-10 June, Manushya joined fellow digital rights activists in Manila to push back against techno-colonialism and digital authoritarianism.



At the session "Inside the Black Box: Mappining Civil Society Engagement with Big Tech on Content Moderation," hosted by the South East Asia Collaborative Policy Network (SEA CPN), our Founder & Executive Director, Emilie Palamy Pradichit, drew from Manushya Foundation's s extensive work in grassroots-led platform accountability to expose how content moderation is:


🚫 š– š–½š—š–ŗš—‡š–¼š—‚š—‡š—€ š—š–¾š–¼š—š—‡š—ˆ-š–¼š—ˆš—…š—ˆš—‡š—‚š–ŗš—…š—‚š—Œš—† š—š—š—‹š—ˆš—Žš—€š— š—š—š–¾ š–¾š—‘š—‰š—ˆš—‹š— š—ˆš–æ š–ŗš—‡š—š—‚-š—€š–¾š—‡š–½š–¾š—‹ š–ŗš—‡š–½ š–ŗš—‡š—š—‚-š–æš–¾š—†š—‚š—‡š—‚š—Œš— š—‰š—ˆš—…š—‚š–¼š—‚š–¾š—Œ š–æš—‹š—ˆš—† š—š—š–¾ š–“š–²

🚫 š–¤š—‡š–ŗš–»š—…š—‚š—‡š—€ š—Œš—š–ŗš—š–¾š—Œ š—š—ˆ š—‰š–¾š—‹š–æš—ˆš—‹š—† š–½š—‚š—€š—‚š—š–ŗš—… š—š—‹š–ŗš—‡š—Œš—‡š–ŗš—š—‚š—ˆš—‡š–ŗš—… š—‹š–¾š—‰š—‹š–¾š—Œš—Œš—‚š—ˆš—‡ š–ŗš—€š–ŗš—‚š—‡š—Œš— š–¾š—‘š—‚š—…š–¾š–½ š–ŗš–¼š—š—‚š—š—‚š—Œš—š—Œ

🚫 š–„š–ŗš–¼š—‚š—…š—‚š—š–ŗš—š—‚š—‡š—€ š—ˆš—‡š—…š—‚š—‡š–¾ š—€š–¾š—‡š–½š–¾š—‹-š–»š–ŗš—Œš–¾š–½ š—š—‚š—ˆš—…š–¾š—‡š–¼š–¾



Emilie Palamy called on Big Tech to move beyond apologies and content restoration toward genuine accountability, transparency, and remedy.

ā€œš—„š—²š˜€š˜š—¼š—æš—®š˜š—¶š—¼š—» š—¶š˜€ š—»š—¼š˜ š—æš—²š—ŗš—²š—±š˜†. š—Ŗš—µš—²š—» š—°š—¼š—»š˜š—²š—»š˜ š—¶š˜€ š—æš—²š˜€š˜š—¼š—æš—²š—± š—®š—³š˜š—²š—æ š˜š—µš—² š—µš—®š—æš—ŗ š—µš—®š˜€ š—®š—¹š—æš—²š—®š—±š˜† š—¼š—°š—°š˜‚š—æš—æš—²š—±, š—°š—¼š—ŗš—ŗš˜‚š—»š—¶š˜š—¶š—²š˜€ š—µš—®š˜ƒš—² š—®š—¹š—æš—²š—®š—±š˜† š—½š—®š—¶š—± š˜š—µš—² š—½š—æš—¶š—°š—².ā€

She urged platforms to recognise digital transnational repression, address systemic patterns of harm, and uphold the same standards of accountability expected of any corporation whose decisions impact human rights.



šŸ™ŒšŸ½ We’re immensely grateful to connect with fellow SEA defenders, including:

  • SAFEnet šŸ‡®šŸ‡©

  • Foundation for Media Alternatives šŸ‡µšŸ‡­

  • ASEAN SOGIE Caucus šŸŒˆšŸŒ

  • Colors Rainbow šŸ‡²šŸ‡²

  • Cambodian Center for Independent Media šŸ‡°šŸ‡­

  • Cambodian Center for Human Rights šŸ‡°šŸ‡­

  • CIVICUS šŸŒ

and many more SEAblings building collective power against digital repression.


✊ Here’s to a Southeast Asia where movements stand in solidarity to hold states and Big Tech accountable to the people.



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