gender and technology

With an increasing commercialisation of AI-based apps and tools, the existing inequalities and tech facilitated violence have found another avenue to perpetuate in the digital spaces. In this article, Rohini Lakshane argues the need for robust solutions focused on protection and guarantee of rights of those affected by this violence.

As South Asian LGBTQIA+ folk navigate already unsafe and uncertain societies, digital spaces have increasingly become equally risky with the corporate greed that profits off their data at the expense of their already at-risk privacy. Debarati Das argues that this type of digital colonialism has far-reaching implications on the queer communities in the region.

Telegram is widely known for its lack of privacy-by-design and disregard for users' safety. Yet, in India, LGBTQIA+ communities are using it to seek connections when mainstream platforms and deeply violent society continue to fail them.

GenderIT is accepting pitches from India around gendered disinformation and how it impacts people living with intersecting vulnerable identities. Deadline to submit is Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Generative AI has commercialised deepfake apps that are "nudifying" people without their consent. These apps boast about their ease of use, but the worrying aspect is the believability of the content being produced by these apps and the resulting impact. Anmol Irfan examines whether there's a future with this technology where women and gender diverse people are safe?

This guide offers practical suggestions for victim-survivors of image-based abuse, especially those living in the global majority world, to remove the violative content while safeguarding their privacy and identity online. It may also be useful for those who support or accompany victim-survivors. This guide contains two parts.

This guide offers practical suggestions for victim-survivors of image-based abuse, especially those living in the global majority world, to remove the violative content while safeguarding their privacy and identity online. It may also be useful for those who support or accompany victim-survivors. This guide contains two parts.

This special edition of GenderIT brings together five powerful stories from OVOF project partners in Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, and India, spotlighting the lived struggles of structurally silenced women and people. These stories capture not only the harsh realities of gender-based violence – violence that magnifies existing inequalities – but also the fierce resilience and community-driven…