Tag: Cyber trolling
20 MPs walk out as PNG’s Tkatchenko apologises for ‘media trolls’...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
The last time Papua New Guinea heard “there is a stranger in the House” was when two men walked...
Ramos-Horta challenges Pacific’s biggest threat to media freedom – China’s gatekeepers
COMMENTARY: By David Robie
Timor-Leste, the youngest independent nation and the most fledgling press in the Asia-Pacific, has finally shown how it’s done -- with...
Rappler’s Maria Ressa, Russia’s Dmitry Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 announced in Oslo today. Video: Rappler livestream
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Rappler chief executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines and...
SAFEnet finds digital attacks targeted academics, journalists and activists
By Dian Erika Nugraheny in Jakarta
The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) recorded 147 digital attacks in Indonesia during 2020, the majority...
For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fear...
Women journalists, feminists, activists, and human rights defenders around the world are facing virtual harassment. In this series, global civil society alliance CIVICUS highlights...
Bryan Bruce: On trolls, haters, conspiracy theorists and health stupidity
COMMENT: By Bryan Bruce
The other day I wrote a post on my blog which invited people to: "Take care of others by taking care...
Facebook censorship on West Papua – then deafening silence
COMMENT: By David Robie
The silence from Facebook is deafening and disturbing.
At first, when I lodged my protests earlier this month to Facebook over the...
NZ covid-19: Social media in the spotlight over disinformation
By Charlotte Cook, RNZ News journalist
As covid-19 spreads around the world, it can be daunting keeping up with the information. For RNZ, the news...
Indonesian trolls target Tongan beauty Diamond Langi over Papuan solidarity
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
Miss Universe NZ 2019 beauty queen Diamond Langi is being trolled by thousands of Indonesians on...
Mong Palatino: Cyber trolling targets opposition against Duterte’s Terror Bill
COMMENT: By Mong Palatino in Manila
The proliferation of fake Facebook accounts in the Philippines is meant to derail the growing public opposition against the...
