Explore Foundation-supported research and analysis on digital violence against vulnerable populations—and how people are pushing back.
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Shields Up: Ensuring Digital Duty of Care for Myanmar Researchers
October 2025
This study shows how a structured digital safety plan helped protect researchers we supported in Myanmar—and why funders must treat security as a core responsibility, not an optional add-on.
Read more Hooked by Hope: Social Media as a Scam-Worker Recruitment Tool
October 2025
Research revealing how criminal networks use social media to recruit for Myanmar-based scam operations, exploiting vulnerable people through deception—with recommendations for stronger platform accountability and survivor-informed responses.
Read more Scam Haven: Responding to Surging Cybercrime in Myanmar
October 2025
Investigating post-coup Myanmar’s expanding $37B cybercrime economy, exposing trafficking, state complicity, and scam compounds—while urging governments and donors to adopt coordinated, trauma-informed responses to protect victims and disrupt criminal networks.
Read more Digital Swindles: Understanding and Combatting Online Scams in Myanmar
August 2025
Online scams are on the rise in Myanmar. This study maps some of the most common frauds, why people fall for them, and how better awareness, policy, and education can prevent harm.
Read more Fandom and Freedom Fighters: The Role of Pop Fandom in Fundraising for Myanmar’s Revolution
August 2025
In post-coup Myanmar, pop fandoms for artists like BTS, Blackpink, and Daung have become potent activists—driving donations, campaigns, and digital advocacy to support the pro-democracy movement under military rule.
Read more Deadly Posts: Harmful Social Media Content in Post-Coup Myanmar
August 2025
Exposing how Myanmar’s military regime weaponizes social media to incite violence—with practical recommendations for platforms, governments, and civil society to curb online hate and protect communities.
Read more Digital Governance in Exile: The National Unity Government’s Digital Services Efforts in Myanmar
August 2025
Operating from exile, Myanmar’s alternative National Unity Government is pioneering digital public services. This study reveals the promise, obstacles, and democratic stakes of online governance in the shadow of military rule.
Read more DVAW in Conflict Zones in the Middle East and North Africa
July 2025
Digital violence against women is escalating across MENA conflict zones—where extremism, patriarchy, and political instability fuel online abuse that spills into real-world harm, silencing women’s voices in critical moments.
Read more Four Years After: Surveying Post-Coup Perceptions and Experiences in Myanmar
June 2025
Four years after Myanmar’s coup, people report fear, disillusionment, and shrinking freedoms, including online. This study captures how they’re adapting and what kind of support they need to keep going.
Read more Digital Resistance: Perceptions of Online Spaces and Tools in Political Activism in Myanmar
June 2025
Despite heavy digital repression by Myanmar’s military regime, online platforms remain vital for resistance. This report examines how fear, surveillance, and burnout are silencing activism—and how to revive it.
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