Your Menstrual Health Data is Very Valuable, and Big Tech Wants It.
Google and period-tracking app Flo Health have been ordered to pay a total of $56M in damages to settle a class-action lawsuit, after Flo shared user’s intimate menstrual cycle and fertility data with Meta, Google, and two further platforms between 2016-2019.
The Age Verification law: Training a Nation to Use VPNs / a Pornography Privacy Nightmare
It's a great time to be a Virtual Private Network (VPN) provider, as VPN downloads topped app-store charts in the UK last week. This followed the roll-out of strict Age Verification (AV) checks that were implemented on pornography sites on July 25, as part of a new iteration of the UK’s Online Safety Act.
How to Avoid Instagram Shadowbans in 2025: A Guide for Activists and Creators
Understand how Meta’s algorithm flags posts and learn key strategies to protect your reach when sharing political or activist content on Instagram.
U.S. Students’ Free Speech and Protests Under Threat: Why this Concerns us All
The U.S. government is escalating its crackdown on student activists, particularly those involved in pro-Palestinian protests. Federal agencies are working with universities to suppress dissent, punish protesters, and intimidate international students into silence.
How Abortion Information is Restricted Online
Digital suppression of information can consist of a wide array of actions that ultimately limit the visibility or availability of abortion information in digital spaces.
Amnesty International USA: Tell Meta and TikTok to stop removing abortion information
As many U.S. states and countries around the world increasingly restrict abortion access, the urgency to ensure safe and unrestricted access to reproductive healthcare and abortion information online has never been greater.
How To Protect your Digital Safety Today
As many U.S. states and countries around the world increasingly restrict abortion access, the urgency to ensure safe and unrestricted access to reproductive healthcare and abortion information online has never been greater.
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