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"Big Tech almost demands our silence in exchange for the use of their services." PART 1: Interview with DJ Outvertigo
DJ Outvertigo, who created a playlist for the Take Back The Tech! Liveboard in 2024 around critical issues of surveillance, tech fascism and AI geopolitics joined us for a lively conversation centered around the curated resources in their playlist — here.DJ Outvertigo is a Palestinian refugee…
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A woman with curly hair sitting cross legged on the floor looking at her cell phone, which is looking back at her with a spotlight.
Let's talk about stalking and ex-lovers (and situationships too)
Do you feel like someone is following you online, even though you may have blocked their profiles?Sometimes, the digital world may not be as friendly as we had hoped. In it, we may be surrounded by violence, discrimination, exploitation, abuse, harrassment and stalking - similar to the offline…
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A group of people hanging out together with tech symbols in the background. On the left of the image are a couple of people tackling a concentrated group of social media icons. On the right is a person pushing a wheelchair user looking at her phone. In the middle are four people sitting on the ground, using a phone and laptops while talking and laughing with each other. Text in the image: Hey friend, let’s take back the tech together. 16 Days of Activism
#HeyFriend: Let's Take Back The Tech Together | 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Stalking moves like water, from offline to online and back again. Many young girls and queer people face it as a real threat in their lives, from family and “friends” to the general online public who just may not like what they post online, or take an obsessive interest in their content and their…
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#HeyFriend, do you think someone is spying on you?
#HeyFriend, do you think someone is spying on you?Are you worried about someone having physical or remote access to your devices? If you would like to know about preventative methods and ways to identify if this is happening on your phone, this is the right place for you.Red flags to look out for…
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#HeyFriend, are you worried that your family may see you and your life online?
“It is common for the online activities of women and girls to be surveilled by male family members.”#HeyFriend, are you worried that your family may see you and your life online?It’s a valid fear, and an unfortunate reality for so many of us in the Global South… because online stalking leads to…
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#HeyFriend, have you faced unwanted, insistent attention on the internet?
“University girls… are now scared to join WhatsApp study groups because they get stalked.”#HeyFriend, have you faced unwanted, insistent attention on the internet?Have you thought twice about going somewhere, or commenting on a post, just because a person might use it to harass you?Are your posts…
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Hey! Is your friend being attacked online? Talk to her! How is she? What does she want to do? When? What doesn't she want to do?

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Digital Solidarity Quilt

Get quilting! The digital quilt speaks of our collective solidarity, recognition & refusal to let voices and struggles of Women Human Rights Defenders be silenced.

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Margaret Hamilton
Wrote the code to go to the moon.

Digital Rights Activists

Stack the playing card deck! We've started this deck of playing cards reflecting women's contributions to information and communication technologies, and we need you to stack the deck with remarkable women.

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Take Back The Tech! is a call to everyone, especially women and girls, to take control of technology to end violence against women.
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