Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
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Tech abuse is here, and it is hitting the most marginalised first. In this episode of Legal Resources Radio, digital-rights advocate Jaimee Kokonya from Access Now in Nairobi helps us unpack the many faces of tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). We discuss how doxxing, deep-fake pornography, location-tracking spyware and coordinated harassment campaigns are being deployed against women, LGBTQIA+ people and migrants across East and Southern Africa.
Drawing on Access Now’s “Rainbow Burning” report, Jaimee explains why online attacks on queer and migrant communities have surged and how queer-phobia and xenophobia reinforce one another. We examine cases where Ugandan authorities have used social-media platforms and dating apps to entrap LGBTQIA+ people, and we trace the global networks fuelling anti-rights movements online. The conversation then turns to survival: device-hardening basics, smarter privacy settings, threat-mapping and the free digital-security helpline run by Access Now.
Finally, we explore the legal and policy gaps that let TFGBV flourish, the responsibilities of social-media companies, and the kinds of court action and regulation that could hold both perpetrators and platforms to account. Whether you are an activist, a developer or simply concerned about your own digital footprint, this episode offers clear analysis and practical tools to help protect yourself and your community.
Watch, share and stay safe.
Access Now Digital-Security Helpline: https://www.accessnow.org/helpline/
Rainbow Burning report: https://www.accessnow.org/rainbow-burning/
This work was carried out in the context of the Africa Digital Rights Fund with support from the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA).
Drawing on Access Now’s “Rainbow Burning” report, Jaimee explains why online attacks on queer and migrant communities have surged and how queer-phobia and xenophobia reinforce one another. We examine cases where Ugandan authorities have used social-media platforms and dating apps to entrap LGBTQIA+ people, and we trace the global networks fuelling anti-rights movements online. The conversation then turns to survival: device-hardening basics, smarter privacy settings, threat-mapping and the free digital-security helpline run by Access Now.
Finally, we explore the legal and policy gaps that let TFGBV flourish, the responsibilities of social-media companies, and the kinds of court action and regulation that could hold both perpetrators and platforms to account. Whether you are an activist, a developer or simply concerned about your own digital footprint, this episode offers clear analysis and practical tools to help protect yourself and your community.
Watch, share and stay safe.
Access Now Digital-Security Helpline: https://www.accessnow.org/helpline/
Rainbow Burning report: https://www.accessnow.org/rainbow-burning/
This work was carried out in the context of the Africa Digital Rights Fund with support from the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA).
