The FMA Digital Rights Roundup contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Gatchalian calls out telcos’ constant poor internet service After reiterating that over three months have lapsed since President Rodrigo Duterte’s ultimatum to telcos to improve their services, Senator Win Gatchalian expressed that […]
To say that the Philippine Internet has changed over the past decade is an understatement. The Internet has opened up various opportunities for Filipinos to communicate and learn. But the past few years have been challenging with how hate and prejudice ran rampant online, rendering the Internet a perilous place […]
On May 27, 2024, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) released the latest iteration of its Digital Rights Report titled “Internet Rights on the Edge: Navigating the Digital Landscape in Chaos,” which delved deep into how technology, especially the Internet, responded to the urgent crises that defined the year 2023. […]
30 Years of Philippine Internet: Honoring the Past, Safeguarding the Future Digital Rights Conference MARCH 20 to 21, 2024 The Loft, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University 30 Years of Philippine Internet: Honoring the Past, Safeguarding the Future is a Digital Rights Conference organized by the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) […]
GenderScoop is a monthly digest on gender & ICT in the Philippines July 2022: Soaring Numbers of OGBV, Policy Development in Gender and ICT, Liability of Internet Intermediaries in the Protection of Women’s Rights and Automation and Digitization Efforts to Bridge Gender Digital Divide What we gather this month: Instances […]
What’s the scoop this month on gender and ICT in the Philippines? We continue to see manifestations of gender-based violence online, policy development on gender, role of internet intermediaries and some initiatives to address gender digital divide.
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April 2022 Scoop: Elections, disinformation against women, and fighting for ‘digital rights’ What we gather this month: Manifestations of online gender-based violence (OGBV). Incidence of OGBV continued, pressing concerns on safe online spaces for women. Danish national nabbed for sharing photos, videos of Filipino wife “The victim told authorities that the suspect allegedly shared […]
This report is a documentation of what transpired in 2021, specifically how human rights were impacted by technology and digital innovations in the Philippines. While we continue to experience life under the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, we also see new challenges and events such as the emergence of COVID-19 variants, […]
#VetoSimCardReg #VetoSocMedReg We, a group of concerned organizations and individuals from all over the world, call on Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, to veto the country’s proposed SIM Card Registration Act given the serious threat it poses to human rights, particularly the right to privacy and free expression. If enacted, it […]
“The macho image is nothing more than a front. Why are people still so fond of seeing a man showboat his being a man? Women have more balls, with nothing but powerful statements and bold actions. #BabaeAko” – Wondermore, @Wmore, May 28, 2018, Tweet Over the years, studies have shown […]