8/21/22, 10:29 PM It's Time To Talk - EngageMedia Read the Pandemic of Control, a new series on digital authoritarianism.   It’s Time To Talk  EngageMedia  13 March 2019  12:00 am  One Comment One morning, Suu Sha Shinn Thant, a transwoman, was woken up with news that her photos were uploaded to an adult site, along with an offer for sex work–without her consent. Not knowing who was behind the act and without any policy that could protect her from such cases, Suu Sha Shinn Thant has not taken any legal action. As these photos are continuously being shared to several social networking groups up until today, she is learning to live with the fact that she can be harassment anytime online because of her gender. Her experience mirrors that of Ma Ma May Htwal, a photojournalist who was sexually harassed through her Facebook account; and Zay Lin Mon, a Punjabi student-activist who were threatened, defamed and accused of being part of the terrorist group ISIS because he proudly wears a turban. https://engagemedia.org/2019/its-time-to-talk-blog/ 1/4