Quarterly Media Monitoring Report (January to March 2022)
Digital Nepal: a promise of easy service or additional hassle for users The government of Nepal made e-passport registration mandatory from November last year. The program was launched to replace the Machine Readable Passport (MRP) in the future. Though the government...
Quarterly Media Monitoring Report on Digital Rights in Nepal (October – December 2021)
Government’s ambitious plans on digitization but without proper data protection law in place The government of Nepal has made ambitious plans under Digital Nepal Framework. However, the offices have failed to adopt digital technologies to make the administrative...
Who Runs the Internet?
Written by MARi; Illustration Credit: MrigajaB "Suddenly I realize, I am hovering in the phone cloud somewhere. This is me, her, they, you, she, us. Our pictures floating in strange hands, sold in the value of discarded paper, and glass.. traded in locker rooms. I...
Exposé by Shuvangi Khadka
Content Creator: Shuvangi Khadka "Suddenly I realize, I am hovering in the phone cloud somewhere. This is me, her, they, you, she, us. Our pictures floating in strange hands, sold in the value of discarded paper, and glass.. traded in locker rooms. I never show...
इन्टरनेटसम्बन्धी मिथ्या ज्ञान
लेखक - शुभ कायस्थ क्याफे गई घन्टाको ३० रुपैयाँ तिरेर इन्टरनेट चलाउँदै गर्दा यसरी इन्टरनेट घर–घर र हात–हातमा पुग्छ भनेर मैले सोचेको पनि थिइन । अचेल बिहान आँखा खुल्ने बित्तिकै मेसेज वा सामाजिक सञ्जाल चेक गरिन्छ । इन्टरनेट भएन भने कार्यालयको कामसमेत...
ऐक्यबद्धताका लागि आग्रह
मिति २०७७ माघ ३० गते आयोजित वृहत नागरिक आन्दोलनको महिला मार्चमा सम्मिलित अभियन्ता, कवि र महिलाहरुको आवाजलाई लिएर सामाजिक सञ्जालहरुमा घृणात्मक सन्देश फैलाउने, ट्रोलिङ्ग र अनलाईन दुर्व्यहार भएपछि सो अभियान्ता र बडी एण्ड डाटाले मिलेर ऐक्यबद्धताका लागि पत्र...
#SupportForNiksiha
Following the online harassment of Nikisha, an internet personality, we released a statement of solidarity. The statement now has 446 signatories. You can find the statement of solidarity here: Statement for solidarity #SupportForNikisha has been...
Raper Association and Systemic Misogyny
Trigger warning: Rape and Sexual Assault Recently, as a response to a performance of Nepali version of Chilean flash mob 'A Rapist in your Path' translated as 'बलात्कारी होस् तँ’, a Facebook Group called "Raper Association" was created, where the members of the...
मञ्जुरी विना हुने अनलाइन हिंसा
हामीकहाँ सम्बन्धमा ‘कन्सेन्ट’ अर्थात् सहमति र मञ्जुरीका कुरा त्यति बहसमा आउने गर्दैन । प्रेम सम्बन्धलाई त्यति खुला रूपमा नस्वीकार्ने र यौनलाई अश्लील मानिने हुँदा यस्ता विषयको बहस घोषित/अघोषित रूपमा सतहमा आउन पाएको छैन । त्यसो त व्यक्ति–व्यक्तिबीच असमान शक्ति...