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Technology-facilitated gender based violence has a direct impact on women and gender diverse folks' ability to navigate digital spaces freely. It not only hinders their experience of being connected, but also forces them to self-censor as well as employ patriarchal characteristics of a 'good girl' in attempts to stay safe from violence that comes with speaking up. Amrita Vasudevan discusses.

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Insights from dialogues held in 2022 in a series of consultations across the Global South led to the development of this Charter of demands to achieve a shared feminist vision for the digital future.
 
Anita Gurumurthy, Nandini Chami

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In spite of expanding awareness on online and technology-facilitaed gender-based violence, there has only been an increase in the violence online in the last decade. Feminist research on the internet and digital technology show that there is a need for us to push for national and international instruments and...

 
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Srinidhi Raghavan

Srinidhi Raghavan works at the intersections of women’s rights, technology, sexuality and...

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The internet has given a space for self-expression to Pakistani LGBTQIA+ people. Where there are risks of being targeted as a result of this visibility, many young queer folks are finding a sense of community through the expression of those around them.

 
Anonymous Pakistani

The writer is based in Lahore, Pakistan. They identify as queer and non-binary. Their interest...

Feminist talk

Sex workers in South Africa moved to the internet to seek clients as the offline opportunities dwindled due to the pandemic-induced lockdown. But they face previously unknown challenges with the prevalent online gender based violence in the country; Colleta Dewa discusses.

 
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Colleta Dewa

Colleta Dewa is a journalist based in South Africa who has worked for the Southern Times...

Feminist talk

The overregulation of women and gender diverse folks' bodies in South Asian culture has found its way in online spaces and heavily polices how bodily autonomy is expressed and regarded. Seerat Khan discusses barriers to this autonomy and its impacts on self-expression.

 
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Seerat Khan

Seerat Khan is the Programs and Comms Lead at the Digital Rights Foundation in Pakistan, and has...

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The FTX: Safety Reboot is a training curriculum made up of several modules for trainers who work with women’s rights and sexual rights activists to use the internet safely, creatively and strategically.