It’s quickly becoming apparent to me that a LOT of these cases involve an armed group using drones against indigenous people.

April 10, 2026 - 22:44 UTC

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not great
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I was coming back here to comment about PNG thank you

Thank you for the Human rights watch link, content warning that they post detailed photos tho

Sources are so important, i’m going to say thank you one more time
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I can’t really find any confirmed cases in PNG - though apparently drones are becoming quite popular in tribal war there - but a LOT of cases from Papua.
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Sci-fi coming to life. YIKES!
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Seems SUPER on-brand for Indonesia.

Developing world imperialism gets so many free rides.
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I also know/know of many indigenous groups who have successfully used drones and drone-collected data to protect their land and their interests, so, well, it’s complicated. I wrote this back in 2015:

www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/06/community_drones_helps_indonesia_s_dayaks_protect_their_land.html
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I remember this piece! I wrote about drones for land protection in Guyana around the same time
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