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Take control of technology to end violence against women! An @APC_News campaign working with grassroots movements around the world since 2007.

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Across the globe, Women Human Rights Defenders organise for justice & equality.

#WHRDs face intense attacks — disinformation, surveillance, stalking — but continue the work in a remarkable display of hope & care.

So even as we say #NoTechForWar, we continue to #TakeBackTechJoy!

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Let's talk about the 🐘 in the room: in an increasingly #BigTech consolidated world, is taking back the tech still a real possibility?

We have to say — despite it all — YES it is. From #FeministRepairLabs to #CodingCare, @GenderITorg delves into it ⬇️

https://t.co/N5dNPc8coc

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The digital divide is a political divide.

Here's why: The ability to connect becomes a matter of survival in times of crises. It decides how you access emergency services, and the difference between being helped and being ignored ⬇️ #ClimateCrisis

https://t.co/4YXsfdJqfc

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"We're not trying to build the next big app. We're trying to keep our tools alive long enough for people to survive."

The right to repair is one of the most powerful ways we know how to resist — peek into #FeministRepairLabs around the world ⬇️

https://t.co/i3nipE9tYC

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🔖 Bookmark this!

Speculative fiction that begins with the death of an artisanal miner in a “sacrifice zone” and dives into loss, misinformation, and the erasure of working-class lives — while diving into “narrative repair” that remediates mass media ⬇️

https://t.co/umH7rGDC2T

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"We're not trying to build the next big app. We're trying to keep our tools alive long enough for people to survive."

The right to repair is one of the most powerful ways we know how to resist — peek into #FeministRepairLabs around the world ⬇️

https://t.co/i3nipE9tYC

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#FeministTechJoy: For the first time in India, a project implemented in partnership with the Rajdhani App Workers Union was used to track (self-reported by workers from the "10 minute" delivery apps):

➡️ Earnings
➡️ Expenses
➡️ Work-related concerns (1/3)

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The digital divide is a political divide.

Here's why: The ability to connect becomes a matter of survival in times of crises. It decides how you access emergency services, and the difference between being helped and being ignored ⬇️ #ClimateCrisis

https://t.co/4YXsfdJqfc

[@takebackthetech.bsky.social @takebackthetech]

Let's talk about the 🐘 in the room: in an increasingly #BigTech consolidated world, is taking back the tech still a real possibility?

We have to say — despite it all — YES it is. From #FeministRepairLabs to #CodingCare, @GenderITorg delves into it ⬇️

https://t.co/N5dNPc8coc

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The best part? #GigSaathi provided a way to track these key metrics over time rather than in individual snapshots — as collected through previous research projects.

Additionally, there were pivots at critical times so that the model could be less extractive in nature ❤️‍🩹 (3/3)

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#FeministTechJoy: For the first time in India, a project implemented in partnership with the Rajdhani App Workers Union was used to track (self-reported by workers from the "10 minute" delivery apps):

➡️ Earnings
➡️ Expenses
➡️ Work-related concerns (1/3)

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Sounds interesting? There's more ⬇️

For workers' better insight into their own wages, the #GigSaathi chatbot used these self-reports to demonstrate wage payouts and expenses with a time-series data visualisation dashboard. (2/3)

Read more: https://t.co/w7JgbtpUYT

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#WorldPressFreedomDay

In the latest report by UN Women (April 2026), increasing levels of digital violence have forced a 50% jump in women journalists and media workers self-censoring on social media, bringing the total up to 45%

Find more data at https://t.co/xNz67mi3Ns ⬇️✍️🏿

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If you're wondering about these figures, bookmark the source publication ⬇️ @ICFJ

https://t.co/zFuxxGBfRK

[International Center for Journalists @ICFJ]

45% of the women journalists and media workers who participated in a survey for a new UN Women report said they self-censor in response to online violence. That’s 50% more than in 2020. Read the study conducted in partnership with ICFJ: https://t.co/LwSXotYLv3 #WPFD

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#WorldPressFreedomDay

In the latest report by UN Women (April 2026), increasing levels of digital violence have forced a 50% jump in women journalists and media workers self-censoring on social media, bringing the total up to 45%

Find more data at https://t.co/xNz67mi3Ns ⬇️✍️🏿

[@takebackthetech.bsky.social @takebackthetech]

What gets left out when we talk about A.I is this: Without crucial (underpaid & unsupported) human labour keeping it "clean", these systems can't function.

So if you do one thing on #LabourDay, let it be this:

Pay it forward ➡️ Talk about the humans that keep it running ✊🏿 3/3

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This #LabourDay, take a minute to read about the hidden labour (mostly of marginalised women & vulnerable communties) that A.I. systems rely on.

The work is harmful, there is no adequate support, and oftentimes — no informed consent, either. 1/3

https://t.co/DFmvuQE7My

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These exploitative systems are spread across Global South countries, targeting the most vulnerable.

A petition was filed in Kenya last year, calling for an investigation into the role of content reviewers who power Artificial Intelligence programs. 2/3

https://t.co/2A1ZlVp2o4

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Calling all feminists and allies!

#TakeBackTheTech is completing 20 YEARS of research + activism on tech-facilitated violence — and you're invited 😍

Enter a virtual room of allies and co-creators organising with curiosity, joy, pleasure & creativity ➡️ https://t.co/nN9758xLIA

[@takebackthetech.bsky.social @takebackthetech]

Calling all feminists and allies!

#TakeBackTheTech is completing 20 YEARS of research + activism on tech-facilitated violence — and you're invited 😍

Enter a virtual room of allies and co-creators organising with curiosity, joy, pleasure & creativity ➡️ https://t.co/nN9758xLIA

[The PadaPlatform @PadaPlatform]

As we give to gain this women’s month some of the things we need to think around are the spaces that we are existing in. As adolescent girls, young women and older women…..how do we occupy digital spaces without being consumed by them? The evolution of technology has increased accessibility and connectivity across borders at the same time improving how we do things. Innovations such as AR, VR and AI are great tools that can help to amplify our work in various spheres but what women also need is to feel safe when operating in these worlds #FeministTech #HerDigitalSpace #DigitalFutures