Feminist digital politics

Gendered disinformation: the US can’t be content with content solutions

In regulating online spaces, if we treat the problems of harmful content as separate from the problems of harmful systems, we risk not solving either. Addressing disinformation and online violence against women requires a holistic regulatory response.

Gendered disinformation: 6 reasons why liberal democracies need to respond to this threat

Policy brief

Gendered disinformation is a form of identity-based disinformation that threatens human rights worldwide. It undermines the digital and political rights, as well as the safety and security, of its targets. Ellen Judson from Demos explains what gendered disinformation is, how it impacts individuals and societies, and the challenges in combating it, drawing on case studies from Poland and the UK. It assesses how the UK and EU are responding to gendered disinformation, and sets out a plan of action for governments, platforms, media and civil society.

By Ellen Judson

Algorithmic misogynoir in content moderation practice

E-paper

"Algorithmic misogynoir in content moderation practice" from Brandeis Marshall, offers an intersectional perspective by exploring the discrimination specifically faced by Black women in the United States.

By Brandeis Marshall

Senior Programme Officer feminist digital politics (2009 - August 2021)

Francesca Schmidt

Programme Director Federal Agency for Civic Education

Events

No events in English language are planned at present.

Jurisprudence must respond to the digital revolution and especially protect minoritized subject positions.

A feminist demand in the 21st century.

Decolonizing the Digital: Feminism and Intersec*Tech

Feminist net politics - Perspectives and scope for action

Many Worlds, Many Nets, Many Visions

Not to be taken lightly: Image-based sexual violence

Interview

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Jacey Kan, Advocacy Officer at the Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women (ACSVAW), talks in an interview about image-based sexual violence.

Cover: Francesca Schmidt: Netzpolitik. Eine feministische Einführung

Digital Policy

Francesca Schmidt is drafting a new social contract for the digital sphere. Drawing on two core thematic and discursive areas, “Digital Violence” and “Surveillance versus the Private Sphere”, she outlines what a gender-equal digital world might look like. In the process, she provides a historical context through references to discussions dating back to the 1980s and 1990s, especially in the context of cyberfeminism.

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Digital violence

Global Feminist Pitch: Feminist resilience and resistance on social media

Call for Applications

The circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted the striving of women and LGBTIQ+ activists worldwide. The Global Feminist Pitch will give eight feminists the opportunity to implement their project ideas on the theme of "Feminist Resilience and Resistance on Social Media”.

Decolonizing the Digital: Feminism and Intersectional Tech

2020 has proven that the human experience of technology from society’s margins is in dire need of transformation —yet, that transformation is not happening by itself.

By Dr. Nakeema Stefflbauer

Algorithms

Algorithmic misogynoir in content moderation practice

E-paper

Existing content moderation practices, both algorithmically-driven and people-determined, are rooted in white colonialist culture. Black women’s opinions, experiences, and expertise are suppressed and their online communication streams are removed abruptly, silently, and quickly. Studying content moderation online has unearthed layers of algorithmic misogynoir, or racist misogyny directed against Black women. Tech companies, legislators and regulators in the U.S. have long ignored the continual mistreatment, misuse, and abuse of Black women online. This paper explores algorithmic misogynoir in content moderation and makes the case for the regular examination of the impact of content moderation tactics on Black women and other minoritized communities.

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