Take Back the Tech! is a campaign that reclaims the internet and women's often ignored herstory with technology, exploring and encouraging the creative use of digital technologies to denounce and eliminate online gender-based violence (GBV). Its name echoes back to the Take Back the Night marches...
A daisy with a blurry pastel background, a sunset in an enchanting landscape, more flowers, coffee cups... If you are a Whatsapp user, you've probably encountered them a lot: “good morning” forwards. They might be flowing through your Whatsapp family groups, you might forward them yourself or you...
For Take Back the Tech! the internet is a space for play, exploration, experimentation and learning, as well as a vital political space of free association and expression. That’s why we created a series of online sharing sessions so that TBTT campaigners and other curious cyberfeminists from all...
Be safe
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What privacy & anonymity have to do with tech-related VAW
Anonymity and digital privacy are a critical part of human rights, but they are also connected to cyber crime, such as fraud, identity theft, cyber stalking, bullying, phishing and trolling. Survivors...
What data storage has to do with tech-related VAW
Dealing with incidents of tech-related violence involves reporting, investigating and collecting evidence. Collecting data is critical, as tech-related VAW is an increasing but under-analysed issue due to lack of valuable data. Record-keeping can...
Why it's important to know how to talk to survivors
People who are not trained to talk to survivors often say the wrong thing even when they mean well. Some people do not understand that violence online is equal to, and sometimes has an even greater impact than, violence offline. Survivors often...
Help a friend
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.
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.
#takebackthetech on Twitter
The lessons in this thread and reporting are incredibly important. Working on #takebackthetech, I saw the power we could harness through social media and other internet content even as I saw the harm. But now It feels like the harm is stronger. Counterspeech is not enough. https://t.co/BBbOmOBKNm
A year ago, @KrantiKali hosted a cyberschool on digital safety and feminist activism! #feministinternet #fingertipactivism #takebackthetech https://t.co/lrkXPd3ClS
A House panel approved on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, a substitute bill seeking to protect women and children from all forms of electronic violence. #TakeBacktheTech https://t.co/LxHjt9d4ae