is a vital tool for politically active. people were fighting for change. women who fight for a cause on line often become targets of hate speech and violence, but many stand their ground. nonetheless, what role has the internet played in their fight for change this week on shift? we're bringing you the stories of for politically active women. ah, changing your profile picture to honor cause online petitions and hash ticks. the internet and social media in particular are highly useful for gathering supporters and raising awareness. studies show this goes beyond so cult, collectivism from black life matter to me to more and more social movements that spark online are leading to real social change. many of these protests are led by women who all too often become targets of online hate and even receive death threats. many keep fighting anyway, like the young politician athena fernandez from argentina. look at what i can do is

to stop being the victim from now on. i'm going to be their enemy. i'm going to say the things they don't want to hear it. but again, if you need the article, they can edit my videos, all they want and spread fake news like that from now on. i'm in the driver's seat, and i'm saying what i think even that a shuttle and but i'll 2 other women who are just as determined in their fight for change or mousie. elena john from iran, and tatiana corbett from bella. bruce alexander lucas shingo was once again sworn in as president of melo ruth in 2020 after he declared a landslide victory. but many saw the elections as rig tatyana called about, and her team provided evidence for the vote. rigging, on the goals platform, glenna pacific that we've been proven, there was election, florida, we roacha report and shared it around the world. the e u. u. s. and os c e. have all said, look, think as presidency is not legitimate,

it more than a 1000000 voters registered on the goals platform and uploaded their ballots. the results officially announced could thus be compared with the votes actually cast. lee is the gentleman who might have thought ride for little at we understood that the internet gave us power at the city to it. it was it provides protection, cabella ruffian society of austin. i believe you can talk and you can quickly and easily exchange information and connect with people the spook miss for some abusing in her bella. russian opponents, like tatiana, quote about technology is an important tool in their fight for political change. protests are also moving online and other countries like iran, massey, elena, john, uses the power of her 7000000 social media followers to fight for women's rights and iran. from her exile in new york. she posts, photos and videos of iranian women defying the countries compulsory her job law images. these women share with her despite the dangers this entails,

the regime actually made a new law and saying that if anyone, st. videos to massey, elena would be charge of to 10 years for isn't that didn't work. they trying to like scare people to sensor than what immediate the i got bombarded my videos from people saying that i rather go to prison, then kit silent, a strong stand against censorship. the protest movement has reached a worldwide audience. that's the achievement of that campaign. now the regime is scared off when she, tatiana corbett and mass yelling at jack both had to go into exile. there were no longer safe in their respective homelands because they stood up for their beliefs and spoke truth to power. but how did they manage to build such successful online campaigns aimed to protect opponents and repressive regimes, such as the one in bella roost on line anonymity is crucial. the team behind the

goals platform thus used encryption from the very beginning, they see it as a necessary security measure. it gets lots of wool as a place called registration. nogales takes place in 3 chatted globs messengers, telegram and find that was not the most thought. so it's absolutely safe because all people have to give us in terms of data is a phone number which is encrypted, anisha fruit, even our developers can't access the registered phone number in that i see if one of the biggest in the wallison so far this system has worked, nobody has been arrested for uploading their voting ballot to the platform. hash tags are a great tool for gathering supporters for a given cause. they work especially well on social media and search engines. massey, i, lynette job has created several successful hash tag campaigns. first i launched a campaign called white wednesdays. it means that every wednesday, women walk unveiled in public, which is

a punishable crime. i launched and all that campaign which is called my camera is my weapon. it means when the government harassed you or bully, you, you have your camera, you can expose them. and the regime is as scared of this campaign, because this is how people are gaining. they voice hash tags can lead to powerful movements, like in latin america, where people have been highlighting the widespread violence against women using the hash technique on a man us, which translates roughly to not one woman less. the ongoing protests have let to women quotas an equal gender opportunity legislation, and an argentina abortions were legalized in 2020. it changed that athena fernandez, had long fought for me from instagram to the boy as our as city legislature. the internet helped ophelia fernandez gate to where she is, when she was 18,

a clip of her speaking out brought her online fame. and remember what? now we are against this reform because it will, but it isn't it? no, no, hang on there, sweetie. we don't have anything against the protest that dorians don't call me sweetie. the exchange became definitive for a field of hernandez's political career. in a moment, i was really glad at the time that the clip went viral, as we were trying to achieve something that we did, but i thought it would quickly die down lea moment. daniel. the craziest thing for me was when i realized it kept going in the, in the yes, in the has it been up to date? she has around 1000000 followers on social media. she skilfully uses her online presence to campaign for more liberal abortion goals. community. we all know that secret abortions happen and that they are dead. the socially disadvantage women and trans men die had digital activism, helped bring about the legalization of abortion in argentina in 2020, it was her 1st launch scale political success. and athena fernandez,

was just 20 years old when the law was approved. but impressive as these women are, their success can come with downsides. women who stand up for their convictions on line often become targets for hate speech, mostly by men. as me now drew dea amnesty international researcher on technology and human rights. summarize it like with the internet can be a frightening and toxic place for women. it's no secret that massage any and abuse or thriving on social media platforms. when it comes to female journalists, a study by the international women's media foundation found that a 3rd have actually considered quitting their jobs because of online harassment and threats. female politicians also know on line hate all too well, large antennae in politician or fella. fernandez is often targeted on line to the point that she says being insulted or threatened has become

a daily experience for her mother. someone wrong, if you are a stupid idiot, a hoard of men should rape and dismember you, but you are so ugly. no one would touch you. your mother was a whore. working almost exclusively online during the pandemic. it's become harder for her to ignore these threats. that mean that and they managed to damage my confidence in it. and fiona, facing, of like the horrible things they said got to me, and i thought dan bull in on i'm, i think when i became really paranoid about, and i can see eminent, many women who take a public stance the suffer, similar targeting for some the danger they face forces them to change their lives. belo russian, tatyana quarterback and iranian marcia lynette john had to leave their homes because they feared state repression. and even in exile they are not safe. my life has changed significantly. they went after my family, they integrated my mother with my brother in prison for 2 years. they hired

a private investigator here in brook and in front of my house to take photos of my private life. and they were planning to take me to venezuela and then kidnapped me from granola to iran, and then executing in the past. my c elena john, has been put under police protection in the us all because she campaigns on line against the headscarf law in iran. a different method of prohibiting digital activism is classical sensory ugandan, women's rights activists. and journalist rose bel camire has reported on how political rulers have temporarily blocked specific social networks or slowed down internet speeds and the run up to elections. bonding, social media instant had sat downs is currently a dictates as profit song against the people on these continents. you want to hold them, you want, shut them up, you shut the medium they are using and with your social media. most recently, the internet was hugely restricted during the unrest in kazakhstan,

in january 2022. during that same period and burkina faso access to facebook and what's up was disrupted. this technique is, unfortunately not uncommon. a recent study found that since 2015, a 3rd of all countries were white, have restricted access to social media. although usually only temporarily, some find themselves with no option but to go abroad. like ugandan journalist roles bell co mirror, she moved to senegal for months in order to have unrestricted access to the internet. the internet is a powerful tool over times for my work as an african feminist. you know, the internet has help us to break barriers in terms of a long wage board, as you know, to be able to understand like in on a daily basis. just like yesterday i was on line as on twitter and suddenly i see images of south. so then these women protesting on the streets in cuba,

on her website, african feminism, dot com, the ugandan journalist gathers exactly this kind of information together was around 30 female authors. she uses the online platform to document what actions women fighting for equal rights are taking across africa. i said, pleasure in working with different women who are actually working with their communities picking out to breaking the silence and making sure they take us as a continent towards a more gender equal and a just world frost. thou camera and her fellow campaigners fight for women's rights and also take their fight online. but right now, even internet access is unevenly distributed in africa, where only 30 percent of all internet users are women. but these for women are taking the long view and fighting for change despite the significant obstacles they face. i find is really impressive. the way i see it, the word would be a better place if there were more women like massy touch anna roles,

bell and ophelia, and they need our support to help make change happen online and offline, which women are your role models and which online campaigns have impressed you the most, let us know on youtube oriented w dot com. good by and see you next time. ah . the w's crime fighters are back a little bit and africa's most successful radio drama series, continues them all episodes are available online. and of course you can share and discuss on d. w, africa's facebook page, and other social media platforms, crime fighters, tune in now go, mike speaking, how can miss national hatred of a people be explained? a gold hung go. a history of anti semitism is

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