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The Ministry of Justice has launched a one-month public consultation period to gather feedback on proposed amendments to...
13/08/2025

The Ministry of Justice has launched a one-month public consultation period to gather feedback on proposed amendments to the Online Safety Act (OSA). This is a significant opportunity - and the first time around this utterly reprehensible law - for citizens, and stakeholders to influence digital rights legislation that affects tens of millions.

Submissions require either postal delivery to
1. Ministry of Justice at No. 19, Sri Sangaraja Mawatha, Colombo 10
2. email submissions to [email protected] with subject line specified in the notice.

This consultation period closes within one month of publication, making immediate engagement crucial for those seeking to influence legislative outcomes that realise more fit-for-purpose frameworks to deal with online harms.

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நீதி அமைச்சு நிகழ்நிலை பாதுகாப்பு சட்டம் (OSA) தொடர்பான திருத்த முன்மொழிவுகள் குறித்து பொதுமக்களின் கருத்துக்களை பெற ஒருமாத கால பொதுக் கலந்துரையாடல் காலத்தை (public consultation period) ஆரம்பித்துள்ளது. , கோடிக்கணக்கான மக்களை பாதிக்கும் டிஜிட்டல் உரிமை சட்டங்களைத் தாக்கம் செய்யும் வகையில், இச்சட்டம் குறித்த கருத்துக்களை மற்றும் பின்னூட்டல்களை வழங்க முதல் முறையாக குடிமக்கள் மற்றும் பங்குதாரர்களுக்கு இது ஒரு முக்கியமான வாய்ப்பு.

உங்கள் கருத்துக்களை சமர்ப்பிக்க :
1. அஞ்சல் மூலம் (No. 19, ஸ்ரீ சங்கராஜ மாவத்த, கொழும்பு 10 என்ற முகவரிக்கு)
2. மின்னஞ்சல் மூலம் ([email protected] – அறிவிப்பில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ள தலைப்பைப் பயன்படுத்தி) அனுப்பப்பட வேண்டும்.

இந்த பொதுக் கலந்துரையாடலுக்கான கால எல்லை வெளியிடப்பட்ட நாளில் இருந்து ஒருமாதத்திற்குள் முடிவடைகிறது. எனவே, ஆன்லைன் சேதங்கள் மற்றும் பாதுகாப்புக்களை சமாளிக்க சிறப்பான மற்றும் பொருத்தமான சட்ட வடிவமைப்புகளை உருவாக்க விரும்புவோர் உடனடியாகச் செயல்படுவது அவசியமானது.

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මාර්ගගත ආරක්ෂාව පිළිබඳ පනත (Online Safety Act - OSA) සඳහා යෝජිත සංශෝධන සම්බන්ධයෙන් මහජන අදහස් හා යෝජනා ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යාංශය විසින් මාසයක මහජන උපදේශන කාල සීමාවක් ආරම්භ කර ඇත. මිලියන සංඛ්‍යාත පුරවැසියන් හා පරිශීලකයින්ට බලපාන ඩිජිටල් අයිතිවාසිකම් නීති සම්පාදනයට බලපෑම් කිරීම සඳහා පාර්ශ්වකරුවන්ට ලැබෙන මෙය සුවිශේෂී අවස්ථාවක් වන අතර, දැඩි විවේචනයට ලක්වූ මෙම නීතිය සම්බන්ධයෙන් එවැනි අවස්ථාවක් හිමිවූ පළමු අවස්ථාවද මෙයයි.

යෝජනා ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම, අංක 19, ශ්‍රී සංඝරාජ මාවත, කොළඹ 10 හි පිහිටි අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යාංශය වෙත තැපෑලෙන් හෝ, නියමිත විෂය මාතෘකාව (ඉංග්‍රීසියෙන් 'Committee to amend the Online Safety Act No. 09 of 2024') සඳහන් කරමින් [email protected] වෙත email එකක් යැවීමෙන් සිදු කළ යුතුය.

මෙම උපදේශන කාලය ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කළ දින සිට මාසයක් ඇතුළත අවසන් වන බැවින්, මාර්ගගත හානි මැඩලීම සඳහා වඩාත් උචිත රාමුවක් ස්ථාපිත කරන ව්‍යවස්ථාදායක ප්‍රතිඵල කෙරෙහි බලපෑම් කිරීමට අපේක්ෂා කරන පාර්ශ්වයන්ගේ කඩිනම් මැදිහත්වීම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය වේ.

“Nothing sticks in your head better than a story. Stories can express the most complicated ideas in the most digestible ...
08/06/2024

“Nothing sticks in your head better than a story. Stories can express the most complicated ideas in the most digestible ways.”

- Sam Balter

WHO LET THE TROLLS OUTWe were delighted to conduct a Social Media Campaign Strategy Bootcamp in partnership with  and  r...
20/09/2023

WHO LET THE TROLLS OUT

We were delighted to conduct a Social Media Campaign Strategy Bootcamp in partnership with and recently to young social media activists & influencers on crafting impactful social media campaigns to counter online hate.

HUMAN VS AI STORYTELLINGHuman storytelling is rooted in emotion and experience, while AI storytelling thrives on data an...
19/09/2023

HUMAN VS AI STORYTELLING

Human storytelling is rooted in emotion and experience, while AI storytelling thrives on data and patterns. Both have their unique strengths, but together, they're rewriting the narrative landscape. Which storytelling style resonates with you? Share your thoughts! 💭

We asked ChatGPT why Digital Storytelling is important in the year 2023?This is what it said.“Digital storytelling is im...
27/01/2023

We asked ChatGPT why Digital Storytelling is important in the year 2023?

This is what it said.

“Digital storytelling is important in 2023 because it allows for the creation and sharing of multimedia content, such as text, images, audio, and video, which can be used to communicate ideas, educate, entertain, and engage audiences in new and compelling ways. Additionally, digital storytelling allows for greater accessibility, as it can be easily shared and consumed on a variety of digital platforms, and it allows for the use of interactive and immersive technologies, such as virtual and augmented reality, that can enhance the storytelling experience.”

Do you agree?
Let us know what you think in comments.

Many have asked us when will we commence an English cohort?Language is no more a barrier.Presenting to you the  This tim...
10/02/2022

Many have asked us when will we commence an English cohort?

Language is no more a barrier.
Presenting to you the
This time in English medium. Virtually.

Register today for our flagship learning journey to learn about

- Fundamentals of Storytelling
- Mobile photography and filmmaking
- Digital Security
- Critical Media Literacy.

Are you ready to become the digital change-maker in your community?

Link in BIO
https://bit.ly/DST_13




COUNTER SPEECH BOOTCAMPRecently we conducted a three part Counter Speech Bootcamp in partnership with MinorMatters with ...
23/01/2022

COUNTER SPEECH BOOTCAMP

Recently we conducted a three part Counter Speech Bootcamp in partnership with MinorMatters with the Tamil speaking youth from across Sri Lanka.

The participants focused on understanding Freedom of Expression - exploring the potential, limits and challenges of Free Speech from the right and technology perspective with a special focus on the evolving media landscape on Day-1.
The second day was focused on how to identify harmful speech, its categories, community standards and how to effectively combat it.
The third day was focused on understanding the power and potential of counter speech, the power of narratives, with a practical session on how to create counter speech content.

Following the Counter Speech Bootcamp, the participants will be carrying out counter speech campaigns to combat dominant, dangerous and divisive narratives, and harmful speech.

Access the Counter Speech Toolkit by Hashtag Generation in all three languages via:
https://hashtaggeneration.org/publications/








“STORYTELLING is an essential human activity.  The harder the situation, the more essential it is.”-Tim O’Brien
22/01/2022

“STORYTELLING is an essential human activity. The harder the situation, the more essential it is.”

-Tim O’Brien





VISUAL CONTENT MAKERSThrowback to the pre-COVID five day intensive Digital Storytelling Bootcamp we conducted as part of...
21/01/2022

VISUAL CONTENT MAKERS

Throwback to the pre-COVID five day intensive Digital Storytelling Bootcamp we conducted as part of the Visual Content Makers programme jointly organized by .academy and Strengthening Youth Leadership Collective, supported by Skills for Inclusive Growth programme, funded by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia.

Visual Content Makers were provided with knowledge, skills and tools to leverage the power of storytelling as they venture into promoting tourism in their region.

Kudos to the Dream Space Team for their incredible work in the community, seeking to build capacities of youth from the region for a better tomorrow.

DST SHOWCASE'Our STORIES are better told by us.'DST Fellows of Cohort-XII along with the DST Team would love to invite s...
20/01/2022

DST SHOWCASE
'Our STORIES are better told by us.'

DST Fellows of Cohort-XII along with the DST Team would love to invite storytellers, alumni and wellwishers to our DST showcase on January 23, 8.30 am onwards.

DST Showcase is a platform in which the DST Fellows showcase their photo-essays that tell the story of their communities with the storytelling fraternity. In addition to taking the audience through the storytelling journey which they have been undertaking for weeks, it is an opportunity for the audience to witness the first hand perspectives and untold stories.

Creating a photo-essay to tell a story about the localities the DST Fellows come from is one of the most important milestones in the . It is a moment when these young storytellers give back to the community by exploring stories that are often overlooked and ignored, and by amplifying the voices in their communities and taking ownership of the narratives that define their communities. In addition, the experience of putting together a photo-essay takes them out of their comfort zone to explore their communities, to understand the everyday lived realities, and to apply the lessons learnt and skills gained by utilizing the tools they discovered during the learning journey.

Come witness the power of stories.
Please DM us to receive the link for the DST Showcase.






Creating a photo-essay to tell a story about the communities the DST Fellows come from is one of the most important mile...
19/01/2022

Creating a photo-essay to tell a story about the communities the DST Fellows come from is one of the most important milestones in the . It is a moment when these young storytellers give back to the community by exploring stories that are often overlooked and ignored, and by amplifying the voices in their communities. In addition, the experience of putting together a photo-essay takes them out of their comfort zone to explore their communities, to understand the everyday lived realities, and to apply the lessons learnt and skills gained by utilizing the tools they discovered during the learning journey.

Follow to experience their storytelling journeys as they are set out to tell the stories of their communities using the power of photography, filmmaking and written word.

Await more details.







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