>>>> More than 400 videos on our #peertube server (a free, libre, and open-source competitor to YouTube). This way, we ensure we all have access to resources without depending on third parties or facing potential censorship.
----> Browse for content on #FeministInternet, #DigitalInclusion #socialjustice #E nvironmentalJustice, #CommunityNetworks and more:
Good morning! Starting another brainy day with #systerserver at #MzBaltazarsLaboratory
#feminist networking is a praxis!
systerserver is a group of people who collectively install, configure & maintain #digital and affective #infrastructures since the early 2000’s. #feministinternet #becomingservers; #Cocreate involving our #bodies #materialities #network #skills and #knowledges
>>> What do we mean when say we need to place "gender" in disinformation?
Plan International interviewed 14,000 girls across 31 countries in the study Free to Be Online? and concluded:
"Girls are targeted online because they are young and female. If they are politically outspoken, disabled, Black or identify as LGBTIQ+, it gets worse. [...] It is unremitting, psychologically damaging and can lead to actual physical harm.'"
We've already said this, but we care about the #Fediverse <3
>>> Have you checked our @peertube instance? We use it to share and promote #FeministInternet content online.
https://media.apc.org/search?search=Feminist&searchTarget=local
#FeministTechJoy: Initiatives rekindling expression and creativity on the internet and beyond
>>> The projects celebrate feminist expression, including sexual expression, play and pleasure on the internet. Each seeks to revive joy and creativity online by supporting women and gender-diverse people to imagine and weave alternative digital futures.
https://www.apc.org/en/news/feministtechjoy-initiatives-rekindling-expression-and-creativity-internet-and-beyond #FeministInternet
At APC, we are committed to a #FeministInternet since 1995, when we hosted a workshop in #Beijing #China:
https://www.apc.org/en/news/apc-beijing-1995-shaping-feminist-internet
Today, much of this work continues in #Mastodon and the #Fediverse.
>>>> This Feminist internet Life:
A #podcast series where we invite you on a journey to explore stories by over 15 feminist #tech activists from the global south!
>>> At APC we have our own federated instance on #Peertube @peertube, where we publish videos related to our work themes:
#InternetGovernance
#EnvironmentaLJustice
#FeministInternet
#HumanRights
#DigitalInclusion
---> More about Peertube in our column on @NGIZero - Building a #FreeInternetOfTheFuture
https://www.apc.org/en/news/peertube-network-independent-self-managed-and-interconnectable-platforms
>>> Our timeline "APC since Beijing 1995: Shaping a feminist internet" showcases the APC community’s journey at the intersection of gender rights and digital rights.
While we face growing challenges and multiple crises, this collective journey also demonstrates the power of our joint actions.
---> Take a look and navigate this new interactive archival resource.
>>> Black women, gender non-conforming persons and technology-facilitated gender-based violence: A decolonial feminist exploration
"As Black, predominantly women and gender non-conforming researchers, we recognise the intersectional nature of gender-based violence, and we wish to extend our research resources to our own community."
---> Read more on #GenderIT: https://genderit.org/feminist-talk/black-women-gender-non-conforming-persons-and-technology-facilitated-gender-based
#FeministInternetResearchNetwork #FeministInternet #Decolonial
Feminisms and technologies: Rethinking digital spaces from the south
When we think about “technology,” we often imagine cables, screens, and massive data centers. Rarely do we think about our bodies, our territories, or the long history of feminist struggle.
But in our latest research, we invite you to look at the digita
https://www.tedic.org/en/feminisms-and-technologies-rethinking-digital-spaces-from-the-south/
#Blog #Gender #CyborgFeminism #FeministInternet #ogbv #tfgbv #VGFT
This is how the internet began. We’re far from those early days, but defending those spaces is more important than ever.
#Beijing30 #FeministInternet #CSW69
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ua7esfghtlj7f26jtts2gmot/post/3lkdctkbxts2f
The fight for an internet that reflects the realities of women and LGBTQ+ communities has been ongoing for decades.
---> From the 1990s to today, activists have worked to shape and defend a more inclusive digital world.
What moments or movements stand out to you in this history?
https://www.apc.org/en/news/apc-beijing-1995-shaping-feminist-internet
Fedizens who took part in the #RightCons2025
- Let's keep the conversation going on #FeministInternet, #DigitalInclusion, #TFGBV and more.
> How can people reclaim power over digital spaces and tools to preserve their public character and achieve digital justice?
cc @digidefenders
@ooni @tedicpy @globalvoices @numun @mayfirst @sursiendo @OCF1989
Join APC and the Feminist Internet Research Network at #RighstCon2025 to better understand tech-facilitated gender-based violence.
📅24 Feb | 9:00AM
Reimagining, broadening and expanding tech-facilitated gender-based violence and transnational solidarity
> This reflection by the #FeministInternetResearchNetwork aims to weave together the insights from panel discussions alongside the theoretical imperatives concerning the necessity of rethinking technology-facilitated violence.
https://firn.genderit.org/blog/reimagining-broadening-and-expanding-tfgbv-and-transnational-solidarity #TFGBV #FeministInternet
Third Global Symposium on Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence #TFGBV
> Global Affairs Canada, the United Nations Population Fund #UNFPA and @APC will host the Third Global Symposium on TFGBV on 6 and 7 March 2025.
- Hybrid event and registration open
https://www.apc.org/en/event/third-global-symposium-technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence-tfgbv
#TFGBVSymposium25 #EndTFGBV
#GenderTech #FeministInternet #HumanRights
"Gender approaches to cybersecurity: integrating policy, research and technical standards discussions"
> APC brought together experts from different regions working on gender, feminist technology, cybersecurity policy and governance, and technical standards to discuss gender approaches to cybersecurity: https://www.apc.org/node/40475
- Read the full report here: https://www.apc.org/sites/default/files/genderapproaches-cyber.pdf
> People throughout the world are facing unprecedented challenges, from repression of human rights to unfettered consumption of digital and environmental resources.
- In this #SeedingChange recap, APC features our network’s achievements and nurture the seeds we have planted
https://www.apc.org/node/40466
#HumanRightsOnline #FeministInternet #LocalAccess #CommunityNetworks
APC is committed to #Feminism, #GenderRights and a #FeministIntenet.
> This week, we are recommending
"Feminism in Programming Language Design" by @Felienne and Ari Schlesinger:
- https://mastodon.social/@compsci_discussions/113364035898634978
“Over time, I learned that a core tenant of feminism is to ask why things are the way they are, and by that to examine how we can make them more fair.”
- https://www.felienne.com/archives/8470
For more on a #FeministInternet, you can also read APC's publications:
https://www.apc.org/en/topic/feminist-internet
