De|Center
@thedecenter.bsky.social
New home of #DesignFromTheMargins methodology. We transform tech & advocate for #TechAccountability to advance justice & human rights.
New to socials, not the work.
Website: www.de-center.net
Newsletter: https://the-decenter.ghost.io
New to socials, not the work.
Website: www.de-center.net
Newsletter: https://the-decenter.ghost.io
These are mass #surveillance & censorship policies pushed as “child safety.” Threatening online anonymity. Back in 2021, De|Center’s Afsaneh Rigot explained why anonymity is essential to human rights work, including her own & for criminalized queer communities www.belfercenter.org/publication/...
February 9, 2026 at 10:36 PM
These are mass #surveillance & censorship policies pushed as “child safety.” Threatening online anonymity. Back in 2021, De|Center’s Afsaneh Rigot explained why anonymity is essential to human rights work, including her own & for criminalized queer communities www.belfercenter.org/publication/...
Umm… no thanks.
Secure and private for who, @appleinsider.com?
Not for the millions living under expanding authoritarian surveillance. Another case of convenience masking #surveillance creep.
Secure and private for who, @appleinsider.com?
Not for the millions living under expanding authoritarian surveillance. Another case of convenience masking #surveillance creep.
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Umm… no thanks.
Secure and private for who, @appleinsider.com?
Not for the millions living under expanding authoritarian surveillance. Another case of convenience masking #surveillance creep.
Secure and private for who, @appleinsider.com?
Not for the millions living under expanding authoritarian surveillance. Another case of convenience masking #surveillance creep.
We're here at #mozfest and will be speaking about biometrics and the use of bodies as passwords on Sunday Nov. 9, 2:45-3:45 GMT+1. "“FaceID(ictator): Authoritarians Love Biometrics. We Don’t.” We look forward to collaborating with many of you. #designfromthemargins #dfm
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We're here at #mozfest and will be speaking about biometrics and the use of bodies as passwords on Sunday Nov. 9, 2:45-3:45 GMT+1. "“FaceID(ictator): Authoritarians Love Biometrics. We Don’t.” We look forward to collaborating with many of you. #designfromthemargins #dfm
Israel’s genocide in Gaza. War in Lebanon. Now Iran — as the US circles in.
AI weapons fuel this — tested on Gazans, expanded to Iran, used by ICE. Powered by companies like Palantir & OpenAI.
It’s a war on us all!
#STOPTHEWAR
#NoTechForApartheid #NoTechForICE
Photo @alexshams.bsky.social
AI weapons fuel this — tested on Gazans, expanded to Iran, used by ICE. Powered by companies like Palantir & OpenAI.
It’s a war on us all!
#STOPTHEWAR
#NoTechForApartheid #NoTechForICE
Photo @alexshams.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Israel’s genocide in Gaza. War in Lebanon. Now Iran — as the US circles in.
AI weapons fuel this — tested on Gazans, expanded to Iran, used by ICE. Powered by companies like Palantir & OpenAI.
It’s a war on us all!
#STOPTHEWAR
#NoTechForApartheid #NoTechForICE
Photo @alexshams.bsky.social
AI weapons fuel this — tested on Gazans, expanded to Iran, used by ICE. Powered by companies like Palantir & OpenAI.
It’s a war on us all!
#STOPTHEWAR
#NoTechForApartheid #NoTechForICE
Photo @alexshams.bsky.social
Trans women are women. States worldwide have continue to criminalize trans existence, but queer communities will always resist and thrive. Trans people have always led the fight for liberation and always will. 🏳️⚧️ #TransRights
April 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Trans women are women. States worldwide have continue to criminalize trans existence, but queer communities will always resist and thrive. Trans people have always led the fight for liberation and always will. 🏳️⚧️ #TransRights
As immigration controls are violently targeting pro #Palestine students & other migrants, their low-tech tactics remain the most dangerous & authoritarian, Afsaneh Rigot writes.“The oppressed know the oppressor better than it knows itself.” We can outsmart them. the-decenter.ghost.io/dehumanized-...
April 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
As immigration controls are violently targeting pro #Palestine students & other migrants, their low-tech tactics remain the most dangerous & authoritarian, Afsaneh Rigot writes.“The oppressed know the oppressor better than it knows itself.” We can outsmart them. the-decenter.ghost.io/dehumanized-...
On Trans Day of Visibility — and every day — we stand in solidarity with the leadership of trans communities around the world. Their genius has given birth to many important harm reduction methods in tech.
March 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
On Trans Day of Visibility — and every day — we stand in solidarity with the leadership of trans communities around the world. Their genius has given birth to many important harm reduction methods in tech.
“Visa-holders, green-card carriers, and citizens alike will all be targeted for their political beliefs. […]students, advocates, and elected officials must unite to defend the right to protest for Palestine. At stake are not just our voices, but the fundamental civil liberties of all” #MahmoudKhalil
March 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
“Visa-holders, green-card carriers, and citizens alike will all be targeted for their political beliefs. […]students, advocates, and elected officials must unite to defend the right to protest for Palestine. At stake are not just our voices, but the fundamental civil liberties of all” #MahmoudKhalil
February 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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From our interviews… the voices are familiar from across the globe.
February 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
From our interviews… the voices are familiar from across the globe.
Here’s an excerpt from interviews we have done on the ground in the past year, documenting how tech has affected different communities, from the queer community in eight countries across Southwest Asia and North Africa to marginalized groups in Kenya and El Salvador.
February 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Here’s an excerpt from interviews we have done on the ground in the past year, documenting how tech has affected different communities, from the queer community in eight countries across Southwest Asia and North Africa to marginalized groups in Kenya and El Salvador.
Current situation in Sudan continues to be catastrophic. The #queer community in #Sudan face multi-layer harms.
A dedication from one of the Sudanese researchers from our 2024 report found here: www.article19.org/queer-resist...
A dedication from one of the Sudanese researchers from our 2024 report found here: www.article19.org/queer-resist...
January 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Current situation in Sudan continues to be catastrophic. The #queer community in #Sudan face multi-layer harms.
A dedication from one of the Sudanese researchers from our 2024 report found here: www.article19.org/queer-resist...
A dedication from one of the Sudanese researchers from our 2024 report found here: www.article19.org/queer-resist...
Close out this inaugural week in the US with our newsletter
"It can be hard to imagine what can be done in the face of this tsunami. But we must remember that tech harms are not new — even the current ones — they are just more overt and likely to expand.
Read in full here: lnkd.in/eNT3uKQ8
"It can be hard to imagine what can be done in the face of this tsunami. But we must remember that tech harms are not new — even the current ones — they are just more overt and likely to expand.
Read in full here: lnkd.in/eNT3uKQ8
January 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Close out this inaugural week in the US with our newsletter
"It can be hard to imagine what can be done in the face of this tsunami. But we must remember that tech harms are not new — even the current ones — they are just more overt and likely to expand.
Read in full here: lnkd.in/eNT3uKQ8
"It can be hard to imagine what can be done in the face of this tsunami. But we must remember that tech harms are not new — even the current ones — they are just more overt and likely to expand.
Read in full here: lnkd.in/eNT3uKQ8