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Our perspectives and conditions of access, use and development of technologies are deeply rooted in the ways patriarchy, capitalism and colonialism are embedded in our daily lives. This article maps pioneering feminist infrastructure experiences that allow us to explore new horizons of political action.

This policy brief explores questions related to online expression for feminist and women’s rights activists, and draws upon the emerging trends and challenges. Additionally, it provides a preliminary introduction to useful emerging language and advocacy for the CSW and beyond.

Andrew Tate is notorious for his misogynist ideologies and hateful narratives that he propagates through his online channels. However, since accepting Islam, he has found a particular audience among religious men and young boys who seem to have gotten validation of their conservative beliefs. Anmol Irfan discusses.

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.…

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.

Between 2013-2019, the authors served as the first Co-Executive Directors of FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund. During this time, they built a co-leadership model that fostered a thriving organisation across many countries and time zones, and through many stages of growth. In this report, they are documenting co-leadership experiences and designing creative and practical tools to support…

The partners of Our Voices, Our Futures (OVOF) meet at the 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Ethiopia on November 28 through December 2, 2022, to amplify the voices of structurally marginalised folks in six countries from Asia and Africa.

As rich white men like Elon Musk own and control online platforms, these spaces are becoming more and more unwelcoming for queer and marginalised people. As individuals who have made and found communities in these spaces, should we leave our place on platforms like Twitter? Dr. Nyx McLean discusses.

A Google engineer claimed that an AI bot has become sentient. Is that a possibility? Can a program designed and trained by a human develop the ability to feel human-like feelings? Priyadarshini John explores. 

The code, although open, is not neutral with respect to who contributes and for what. What happens to our contributions when we reveal our gender or sexuality? How can a project in which a significant portion of the work is invisible and not counted really be “free” and open source?