ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship This report will conclude with a series of recommendations for governments, members of the parliament, civil society organisations (CSOs), and tech companies. All of these actors play a key role in safeguarding digital freedoms in Southeast Asia. Governments are responsible for ensuring respect for human rights as stipulated in national and international human rights laws. Members of parliament are the actors who must ensure effective creation and implementation of laws that protect human rights. Tech companies have a distinct responsibility not only to respect human rights, but also to manage risks of human rights harms, aiming to prevent them, and to provide remedies when breaches occur. Finally, CSOs and general members of civil society should continue their informative activities, advocacy, and cross-sector collaboration, as well as support independent evaluations and set up an independent multi-stakeholder body which monitors digital rights abuses. As suggested earlier, the invention and widespread use of information technology has given humans an immense amount of power. While this power can be used in ways that benefit society as a whole, it is the unfortunate case that many people and institutions are actively choosing to use this power to oppress others, and do harm, for their personal gain. This report aims to paint a detailed picture of what the issues are with the Southeast Asian digital rights landscape, who is responsible for this, why they might be compelled to do it, and how the issues can be remedied. Only after truly understanding how interconnected mechanisms work, can we combat digital dictatorship and push for tangible progress. Human behaviour online is a reflection of human behaviour offline; thus, digital rights are human rights. Executive Summary: A Regional Overview 23