Couldn't be prouder, more honored, or delighted that our trailblazing partner, Liz Lee, has entrusted us @PENamerica with the future of @onlinesosorg, the nonprofit she built to help people harassed online at a time when few others were taking the issue seriously. Thank you, Liz!
Great to share that two nonprofits I’ve supported are joining forces: @PENAmerica will integrate @onlinesosorg’s name, website, and digital safety tools into its online abuse defense programming—expanding access to critical resources. Read more: https://t.co/eg2cXlFGN8
(2/3) @onlinesosorg has been a pioneering force in digital safety, providing trauma-informed guidance and support for those facing online harassment since 2016.
🧵PEN America is excited to announce the acquisition of @onlinesosorg's name, website, and digital safety tools, an important advancement in our ongoing work to protect the free expression of writers, journalists, scholars, and librarians harassed online.
📢 Mark your calendars for June 8!
Join us in our powerful @rightscon online session "Take a deep breath: strategies to support the mental health of journalists under online" in partnership with
@onlinesosorg, @AnaZellhuber, and @VitaActivaOrg
⏰12:45PM CST | 2:45PM ET
Who had the end of Twitter on their 2022 bingo card? We sure didn't, but here are our thoughts on how to stay safer on Twitter whether or not the site sticks around.
https://t.co/bvH8pZLvha
We are proud to share that Liz Lee (@Wanderwonderful) has joined the #BeKindTechFund as an advisor! 🌟
Liz is a tech investor, social entrepreneur and digital safety advocate. We are excited to join forces to tackle online harassment & abuse!
More here: https://t.co/VGYix9iuwr
The #BeKindTechFund invests in startups mitigating the negative effects of technology. We’re looking for the optimists, the futurists, the builders.
Are you an entrepreneur tackling issues such as AI bias and online harassment? If so, apply at https://t.co/kgIhVgQ22d ✨
This detailed NYT story by @Kellen_Browning and @kashhill lays out the ways online harassment directed at streamers and content creators can escalate to stalking and violent threats. Some thoughts, from our years of working with creative folks facing severe online threats 🧵
We made the ultimate hate raid mitigation guide! Please share!
✅How to prepare for a Hate Raid
✅How to Stop a Hate Raid
✅What to do After
✅Mental Health Support & Community Tools
➡️Check out the comprehensive guide here: https://t.co/6w5pZ2kleZ
It is alarming how #WomenInTech and #WomenofColor are subject of harassment due to caste. We stand with @EqualityLabs' Thenmozhi Soundararajan and Tanuja Gupta and demand accountability from #Google to address Caste Discrimination.
Our full statement⬇️
https://t.co/AWcna9d9Bz
We know Sonia’s story is going to kick us in the feels 👊 She has led the nation in reporting on caste-based discrimination in tech. Don’t miss your chance to hear her live on stage! 🤩
⭕️ Toxic trolls
🤳 Shocking smear campaigns
💻 Dangerous 'doxxing'
🚨 Cases of online abuse against journalists are soaring – harming their mental health and forcing some to leave their jobs.
Could this new AI-powered tool help reporters? Here's how TRFilter works. 🧵
Today @TRF is launching TRFilter, an online harassment manager for journalists developed with @Jigsaw.
TRFilter is a free web app that syncs with the user’s @Twitter account, flagging harmful comments
👉Sign up here https://t.co/63CHmCCJr8
🧵Here's a thread on what it does
I wasn't going to talk about this publicly, but I've decided silence doesn't benefit me here anymore. A thing I don't see talked about on here is, frankly, how dangerous being an author/any kind of entertainer can be. 1/ 🧵
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: some notes from Tall Poppy's @VictoriaIRL on digital safety for healthcare workers: https://t.co/BGY1252wpC
How can newsrooms protect their journalists from online abuse?
🤬 This is the question at the heart of this new paper by our Journalist Fellow @gideonsarpong. It includes a 5-point plan to deal with this threat facing journalism in Africa and beyond
https://t.co/ZhWMDGvxEA