We, as a community, advocated for and supported community-centred connectivity, safety for defenders facing threats, human rights and feminist narratives.
We countered information disorders, gendered disinformation and anti-rights discourses and we built democratic, inclusive and accountable digital governance.
----> Read more on APC's Annual Report:
https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/apc-annual-report-2024
#APC2024 #CommunityNetworks #GenderedDisinformation #CommunityNetworks
>>> 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.'"
Yours truly's newest article. On gendered disinformation by the manosphere in India. It covers various angles of the disinfo and networked discourse: social, political and religious and how they intermingle. And suggests some solutions. This is no longer a niche issue. It's pervasive and dangerous. Plenty of research (academic and practitioner works) cited in my article.
https://genderit.org/feminist-talk/challenging-gendered-disinformation-indias-manosphere-requires-systemic-change
#gender #disinformation #GenderedDisinformation #manosphere #OGBV #TFGBV #incels #currycels
What has gender got to do with misinformation?
"Some issues can be addressed through fact-checking, knowledge distribution, and critical digital literacy, but others require deeper shifts in social and patriarchal attitudes."
On @thewire
https://thewire.in/tech/what-has-gender-got-to-do-with-misinformation
#misinformation #gender #GenderedDisinformation #TheFullPicture #OurVoicesOurFuture
CALL FOR PITCHES:
GenderIT is accepting pitches from #India for stories exploring #GenderedDisinformation and how it impacts intersecting vulnerable identities in the country.
Deadline: April 24, 2025
Details and how to pitch: https://genderit.org/resources/call-pitches-intersectional-vulnerabilities-and-machinery-gendered-disinformation-india
> Tech-facilitated gender-based violence has changed and evolved over the years.
- One manifestation that deserves special attention today is #GenderedDisinformation.
What is it and how can we frame it, from a feminist and intersectional perspective?
https://www.apc.org/sites/default/files/genderDisinformation.pdf
Are you interested in the gender dimensions of disinformation?
Join us this Saturday, 4 May, for a conference coinciding with World Press Freedom Day: https://limesurvey.apc.org/index.php/359535?lang=en
Weaponisation of disinformation against women in public spaces is a form of online gender-based violence.
Join us in this #UNGA78 side event with Special Rapporteur Irene Khan, government representatives and practitioners.
Weaponisation of disinformation against women in public spaces is a form of online gender-based violence.
In this side event at #UNGA78, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion & Expression, government representatives, researchers and practitioners will discuss key findings and recommendations on this issue.
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Rohini Lakshané
Rohini Lakshané