A social enterprise working to reduce digital inequalities & digital harm, promoting safe digital inclusion and freedoms online for the women & children.
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Digital Safety Starts with One Extra Step
A password alone may not be enough to protect you from online harassment, blackmail, account takeovers, or sextortion threats.
Multi-Factor Authentication, also called MFA, adds a second lock to your account. This means that even if someone gets your password, they still need another code or approval before they can access your email, messages, photos, documents, or evidence.
What to do today:
Turn on MFA for your email, social media accounts, cloud storage, banking apps, and any platform where you keep important conversations or documents.
Use an authenticator app where possible. SMS verification is better than having no extra protection, but an authenticator app is usually safer.
If you are facing digital threats, you are not alone. Reach out for survivor-centred support.
HerStoryOurStory Hotline: 080642922526
#DigitalSafeguarding #TechJustice #OnlineSafety #SextortionAwareness #HerStoryOurStoryNG
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On this
#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience, we celebrate @Tope_Ogundipe, ED @TechSocietal, for advancing access to justice through tech. With @FCDOGovUK's support, her team built MyLawbrella, helping survivors of sexual abuse understand rights & find legal support.|
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Have you ever wondered who the perpetrators of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) are? Data shows that while men are the primary perpetrators, anyone, men or women, can perpetrate TFGBV. Globally, men account for 28.8% perpetrators, while women make up 26%.
Also, perpetrators donโt just target their victims; their intentions vary. Each act of TFGBV may be driven by a desire to cause psychological harm, physical harm, intimidation, humiliation, or to exert control over the victim.
#NoExcuse #16DaysOfActivism2025 #UNiTE2025 #EndGBV #EndDigitalViolence
@RoLACng @TechSocietal @TechHer @EUinNigeria
@HerStoryOSNG @FMOJ @NAPTIP @NCC @NITDA
@NDPC @NhrcNigeria @Meta @DigitalRightsPK
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When someone tells you theyโre experiencing online abuse, your first job isnโt to investigate โ itโs to believe and support them. ๐ฌ๐งก
Offer a listening ear, stand with them publicly if itโs safe to do so, and affirm that TFGBV is real, valid and harmful. Your response can be the difference between silence and healing.
#DigitalAction #EndDigitalViolence #16DaysOfActivism #HerStoryOurStoryNG
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Finally, Temitope Ogundipe and Jessica Eni of @TechSocietal unpacked emerging trends and challenges of TFGBV in Nigeria, and shared concrete recommendations for policy and practice.
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When platforms fail, lives are at risk. In Kenya, queer men are blackmailed through dating apps. In India, a simple photo sparks violent backlash.These are not isolated stories,theyโre connected struggles even in Uganda
๐ข Join the conversation this #16DaysOfActivism &speak out
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Online gender based violence affects how women express themselves, share ideas, and participate in digital spaces.
When harassment, intimidation, or targeting happens simply because she is a woman, it becomes a serious barrier to safety and confidence.
Todayโs message reinforces the need for awareness, digital responsibility, and stronger protection for women and girls online.
#16DaysOfActivism #OnlineGBV #StopDigitalAbuse #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #ProtectWomenOnline #OnlineSafetyForGirls #DigitalRightsMatter #SafeDigitalSpaces
@RoLACNG @EUinNigeria @TechSocietal
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[New Event] 11th Network Conference of Sexual Assault Referral Centers (SARCs)
This #16DaysofActivism2025, join us and partners - @techsocietal_, @techherng, @dataphyteng and @lagosdsva as we move from awareness to action against Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence.
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Behind every online attack is a real person facing harm offline. From blackmail on dating apps to hacked websites targeting sex workers, TFGBV is not virtualโitโs visceral.
๐ Learn more: [womensrightsonline.net/]
#16Days #EndTFGBV #FeministInternet
#WRONetwork
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Digital violence against women and girls is growing in scale and becoming more complicated, turning online spaces into places of fear rather than freedom. Many women and girls say they are being targeted through hacking and cyberstalking, exposing them to attacks on their privacy, security, and dignity.
They also face astroturfing, where fake accounts and coordinated posts create a false sense of public opinion to discredit, intimidate, or silence them. These tactics are intentional, harmful, and rooted in gender bias. Recognising them is the first step. Challenging them is the next.
#EndDigitalViolence #NoExcuse #16DaysOfActivism2025 #UNiTE2025 #EndGBV #OnlineGBV #EndOnlineAbuse #DigitalHarassment #OnlineImpersonation
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Every day, people are stalked, intimidated, threatened, shamed and silenced through their phones, social media and messaging apps๐
Screenshots become weapons, group chats turn into mob attacks, and a single post can unleash waves of abuse. Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) is real violence with real-life consequences.
If weโre honest about how we may have been part of the problem, the good news is that we can also be part of the solution!
This #16DaysOfActivism2025, you can join @HerStoryOSNG; @TechSocietal, @TechHerNG and @Dataphyte to make the internet a safer place. Take Responsibility to โGuard the Gridโ!๐ช
1. Guard the Grid as a Digital Defender:
ยทSpeak up against non-consensual image sharing, online harassment, cyberstalking, sextortion and doxxing
ยท Donโt spread online abuse. Interrupt it.
ยท Donโt look away. Call out perpetrators of online abuse immediately
ยท Report it
2. Guard the Grid as a Safe Space Builder:
ยท Donโt judge, blame or shame victims of online gender-based violence
ยท Donโt be silent. Stand up for those who are being harassed and intimidated online
ยท Refer victims of online abuse to organisations who can provide support
Donโt Stay Silent When You Can Use Your Power to Prevent and Protect
Log on. Stand up. Guard the Grid๐ช
Join the campaign and learn how to take action: herstoryourstory.ng/16-days-โฆ
Funded by @EUinNigeria, implemented by @Int_IDEA through the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme (@RoLACNG)
#EndDigitalViolence #HerStoryOurStoryNG #16DaysOfActivism2025 #RoLAC
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This is a huge problem in Nigeria and something must be done about it. Peer Privacy Invasion is dangerous and leads to mental health problems. Our children should be taught about the dangers and steps to protect themselves.
Across Nigeria, a silent epidemic is spreading โ not in the streets, but in our chats, and on social media timelines. Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is pulling women and girls into a nightmare they never chose.
From leaked intimate images to blackmail, digital threats, and public humiliation, survivors are left dealing with shame, fear, and isolation โ often with nowhere to turn.
This documentary uncovers the human stories behind the headlines: how abusers weaponize trust, how quickly images spread, why victims struggle to seek help, and how deeply our culture, stigma, and weak systems worsen the harm.
Image-based sexual abuse is not a โmistake.โ
It is online harm, and it demands action.
๐ Watch the full documentary here: youtube.com/watch?v=kkiIBP2Rโฆ
#16Days #EndTFGBV #WRONetwork
#OrangeTheWorld #EndViolence #NoExcuse @HerStoryOSNG @DigitalActionCo @PollicyOrg @Lagosdsva
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The Media and Development Conference is 11 days away! ๐ข
Gabreal Odunsi, Program Manager, @TechSocietal, will be one of our speakers at the Media and Development Conference (#MDC2025), scheduled for November 24th to 27th, 2025.
For virtual attendance, register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regiโฆ
#MediaDevCon2025
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๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ #๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ | ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
Grateful to all the 71 participants who physically joined the much needed discussion co-hosted by TMC, Rudi International (@Rudilntl), and Luminate (@luminategroup) at the #DRIF25
Moderated by our Chief Executive; Asha Abinallah, the esteemed speakers who shared the powerful insights is as below:
๐น Tope Ogundipe (@Tope_Ogundipe), Chief Executive at @TechSocietal, emphasized the importance of building donor trust and fostering ecosystem alignment.
โจ๐น Farai Morobane, Public Policy Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa at @Meta, shared key perspectives on platform governance and the co-creation of safer digital spaces in collaboration with CSOs.
โจ๐น Richard Mulonga, Executive Director at Bloggers of Zambia, spoke on grassroots mobilization and how emerging CSOs can lead impactful advocacy even with limited resources.
โจ๐น Patricia Ainembabazi, Policy Officer at CIPESA (@cipesaug), provided insights on integrating evidence-based research into policy engagement and highlighted key regional digital rights trends.
๐กThey explored how African emerging CSOs can thrive through:
โด๏ธ Practical exposure from seasoned change-makers
โด๏ธ Trust-building strategies for community & donor credibility
โด๏ธ Stronger accountability frameworksโจโด๏ธ Ecosystem linkages across the continent
Africaโs digital rights future must be inclusive, grounded, and community-driven. This session was a step forward. This session end goal is a guide to strengthen emerging digital rights CSOs
#DigitalUbuntu #DRIF25 #DigitalRights #CSOLeadership #InternetGovernance
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Join our online workshop at #GDDF2024 and find out how the Women's Rights Online network is making strides in combatting #OGBV.
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12 June 2024
โฐ 2.30-3.30pm (ET) 6.30pm-7.30pm (UTC)
๐ Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1Fโฆ
@PollicyOrg @TEDICpy @hiperderecho @TechSocietal
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