In the third cycle of the Feminist Internet Research Network (FIRN), our research focused on technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV).

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Why feminist research is necessary to address technology-facilitated gender-based violence: Recommendations and way forward
In spite of expanding awareness on online and technology-facilitated 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 transnational commitment to addressing the ongoing experiences of violence while…

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AI-facilitated GBV Takes Various Forms: Takeaways from Global Events
This article contains key takeaways and summaries of the discussions and talks about AI-facilitated gender-based violence (GBV) that happened during the sessions at the Open Tech Camp and Rightscon in February 2025. Reported by Rohini Lakshane.

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AI is exacerbating image-based abuse
With an increasing commercialisation of AI-based apps and tools, the existing inequalities and tech facilitated violence have found another avenue to perpetuate in the digital spaces. In this article, Rohini Lakshane argues the need for robust solutions focused on protection and guarantee of rights of those affected by this violence.

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[CLOSED] Call for Pitches: Intersectional Vulnerabilities and the Machinery of Gendered Disinformation in India
GenderIT is accepting pitches from India around gendered disinformation and how it impacts people living with intersecting vulnerable identities. Deadline to submit is Thursday, April 24, 2025.

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Generative AI And Deepfakes: Is There A Way Forward?
Generative AI has commercialised deepfake apps that are "nudifying" people without their consent. These apps boast about their ease of use, but the worrying aspect is the believability of the content being produced by these apps and the resulting impact. Anmol Irfan examines whether there's a future with this technology where women and gender diverse people are safe?

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[CLOSED] Call for Pitches: Power Narratives - Unmasking Digital Stalkers
GenderIT is accepting call for pitches for the upcoming edition titled, "Power Narratives - Unmasking Digital Stalkers". Deadline to submit pitches is March 27, 2025.

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[Part 2] Image-Based Abuse: A Practical Legal Guide to Control The Spread of Content in India
This guide offers practical suggestions for victim-survivors of image-based abuse, especially those living in the global majority world, to remove the violative content while safeguarding their privacy and identity online. It may also be useful for those who support or accompany victim-survivors. This guide contains two parts.

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[Part 1] Image-Based Abuse: A Practical Technical Guide to Control The Spread of Content
This guide offers practical suggestions for victim-survivors of image-based abuse, especially those living in the global majority world, to remove the violative content while safeguarding their privacy and identity online. It may also be useful for those who support or accompany victim-survivors. This guide contains two parts.

Unmute and Uplift: Online Solidarity Movements Highlighting the Struggles of Structurally Silenced Women
This special edition of GenderIT brings together five powerful stories from OVOF project partners in Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, and India, spotlighting the lived struggles of structurally silenced women and people. These stories capture not only the harsh realities of gender-based violence – violence that magnifies existing inequalities – but also the fierce resilience and community-driven…