7.1. Recommendations • Digital platforms must implement heightened human rights due diligence specifically for conflict zones, replacing automated, context-blind moderation with localised human review teams that understand Myanmar’s linguistic and political nuances, and the role of the media. • Platforms should establish a white list or fast-track mechanism for independent media, ensuring that public interest journalism is protected from arbitrary deletions and that reach is not restricted during critical civic events. • Platforms must reform financial eligibility protocols to allow media operating in exile to monetise their content without requiring unattainable host-country business registrations, ensuring advertising revenue generated by Myanmar audiences supports independent journalism. • International donors and foreign governments should provide sustained, flexible funding for exiled media that accounts for digital attacks, including technical support for cybersecurity and advocacy to pressure platforms to honour their international human rights commitments. • Host governments must respect the principles of non-refoulement and end all forms of micro-intimidation or deportation threats against Myanmar journalists, recognising their vital role in regional stability and the global right to information. This project was delivered with the support of an international donor organisation that has chosen to remain anonymous for risk management purposes. Page 19 of 19