In Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, observed disparities in Influence Operation campaigns’ aims, organization, and funding are tied to the distinct nature of elite competition, the degree to which ruling elites harness state institutions to suppress opposition and election campaigns
Anti-fake news lawfare is deepening government control over civil society, undermining information integrity and civil society’s democratic rights. Patterns to this legal repression and related pushback strategies in South and Southeast Asia are examined, as the forerunners of global developments.
