Feminist talk
Feminist talk is meant to be a hub for conversations between our readers and writers on topics that are related to the sometimes dry world of internet policy. It is a space for storytelling, personal essays, opinions – to challenge and inspire readers on issues and topics that are close to them. Here are the opinions, experiences and thoughts of writers from the diverse community in which we live.
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No Photos Please: Dating & Hooking Up Via Grindr And Notions of Self-Worth
By Joshua Muyiwa
The second in a series on queerness and privacy, this article explores the relevance of what is legally understood as privacy in the lives of queer people and communities living in the "global South". In this article, the contradictions between online dating for queer and gay people and the precarity of their daily lives is explored.
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Five tips for a successful edit-a-thon on gender
By Rohini Lakshané
Do you want to organise an edit-a-thon around gender, women in STEM, movements and feminist histories of organising or anything else? Here are a list of (5 and more) things to watch out for - including the safety of your participants and how to navigate the tricky but sometimes essential rules of editing content on Wikipedia.
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Queerness and Privacy[1]: Baby I Love It When You Never Hold Back From Me
By Joshua Muyiwa
What is the social and cultural understanding of privacy? In the wake of the judgments on decriminalising homosexuality and assuring people of their right to privacy, one writer ponders on the value of privacy in relation to the lived realities of queer and gay people.
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TBTT Global Meet, Nepal: An illustrated journey with questionable accuracy/a love letter to the gathering
By Samita Chatterjee
An illustrated journal and love letter to the feminists, hackers, women, gender-diverse, astrology-believers, radical nay-sayers, hikers, sleepers, vegans, beef-eaters, and everyone else who gathered in Nepal for the Take back the Tech and Feminist Tech Exchange camps in August 2018.
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healing shamelessly
By cynthia el khoury
Beyond saying that we as activists and feminists need self-care, how do we reach this space within ourselves? Here is one person's journey.
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5 thoughts on online content moderation from an insider
By Nada
What does content moderation on social media actually entail - how much artificial intelligence and human labour is being used, who is responsible for decisions around the removal of content or about what complaints to ignore? An insider from social media companies shares 5 concise insights on how social media giants actually work.
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More To Do: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in the Philippines
By Mary Rose Ofianga
This article maps the legal mechanisms to deal with online and technology-facilitated gender-based violence in the Philippines. While a number of laws have evolved to deal with forms of online abuse and violence, such as cyberbullying of students, there are still gaps in relation to what women are facing online.
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Feminism 101 by Sister Anita [Comic]
By Cisi Eze
In a three-part comic series, Sister Anita schools a man about the basics of feminism!
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Melt down of protections for data and privacy in Tanzania for LGBTQIA and others
By Rebecca Ryakitimbo
The clampdown on gays and non-heteronormative people in Tanzania has been in the news and while it seems like it is the agenda of certain groups and people in the government, it is essential to examine what are the privacy, data and censorship implications of targeting LGBTQIA+ people online.
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Online Abuse: A Monster that Silences and Curtails Women's Rights Online
By Doreen Raheena Sulleyman
Online abuse and harassment prevents women from realising their full rights online. In this article we look at specific instances of harassment of women online in Ghana, and what needs to be done to ensure full and meaningful internet access for women.
