Feminist Digital Policy

"At APC we believe a feminist internet empowers more women and people of diverse sexualities and gender expressions to fully enjoy our rights, engage in pleasure and play, and dismantle patriarchy."

"Discrimination in digital spaces is not limited to forms of digital violence. Rather, the internet acts as a mirror of society in many ways, shaping all forms of discrimination as diverse as society itself."

Against the rollback on the web – Digital violence concerns us all!

"In many cases – before and after 2010 – some use of the internet’s affordances to abuse others was met with encouragement."

"No speech policies for us without us: Speech policies frequently inhibit the very voices they’re meant to protect."

"The age of digital interdependence is the ripe age to challenge the strength of digital pessimism with the power of resolute, concerted digital cooperation."

"The internet would be a better place if it was actually be governed by the stakeholders who care to join in inclusive processes, to work towards shared declarations."

The internet is a space where violence and abuse happen on a daily basis. When speaking up against these and participating in discussions online, especially Black People, People of Color and other marginalized groups and individuals fear the concequences of trying to make use of their freedom of speech.

"Digitization affects everyone, but not everyone benefits equally."