Read my latest commentary on Big Tech Authoritarianism, which discusses how Big Tech actively constructs authoritarian spaces – both within their organisational structures and across broader socio-political contexts.

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I’m attending Digital Rights & Inclusion Forum in Zambia and these two just decided to attend, too! Best part was that I was the only dumb tourist taking photos; everyone else was very chill about zebras on the lawn 🤯

We suggest some directions for considering the interrelated questions of postcolonial authoritarianism, platform capitalism, and surveillance. We put forward a three-level model of contemporary digital authoritarianism, which argues for a prism of discourses, practices, and infrastructures.

How should I reply to such an idiotic email? I also once received a serious email from a Dutch innovation NGO that wanted to make an anti-hijab fabric 😳 It’s marvellous when people think hijab is just a piece of clothing and don’t even get that the movement is against “compulsory” hijab…

What the actual fuck?!!!

How’s Canada?

This is the survey I had to fill today on Simplifying Applications and Reporting in EU Grants: another novel technosolutionist idea instead of improving the application instructions & adding more support officers. If AI can write grants, why don't you just distribute money fairly among researchers?

German Free Democrats already flirting with Musk for a business deal. They see no problem in Musk’s intention to buy another state, they just want him to buy it from the “right” people. Widerlich! 🤢

Parastoo Ahmady sang live on YouTube from an old Karavansaray in Iran yesterday. Her courage is unmatched. I hope male singers show some solidarity for decades of imposed silence on Iranian women & stop singing. FYI, every thing she has done, singing & not covering, is prohibited and punishable.

Ar least for one day, keep your analysis and infuriating white saviourism for yourself and feel the wave of emotions storming through the hearts of oppressed people.

You would have been 12 years old.

And it all started at a fish restaurant in Rotterdam during SSN2022! Thank you for this beautiful journey!

To @versobooks.bsky.social
@pooyesha.bsky.social
@silviahedley.bsky.social
With love 🥰

This is going to be on my CV 😜🤣

One might hate many things about Merkel but she’s probably the funniest German politician. Asked by @spiegel.de about what she thinks about the current shenanigans in German government, she said: “men!”

You would know something is terribly wrong when on your university's New Year package is a quote from Henry Ford 😶... and what an absolutely beautiful illustration of diversity: one brown woman in a group of white men looking down at her. Why is this so accurate?