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sandra riza

@sand_riza

Executive Director @HERInternet | Digital security consultant | Feminist | Activist

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#UnplugFriday Your body is constantly processing information not just mentally but through your eyes, ears, and hands from nonstop notifications.📵 Take this weekend, to unplug and rest your mind. 💚💫

#UnplugFriday 
Your body is constantly processing information not just mentally but through your eyes, ears, and hands from nonstop notifications.📵

Take this weekend, to unplug and rest your mind. đź’šđź’«
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“I’ve come to understand that inclusion is not a soft ideal: it is a radical demand. Too often, we tokenize the word and strip it of its political weight. Language is power: it can open doors or close them. Terms like “marginalized” can unintentionally reproduce the very

“I’ve come to understand that inclusion is not a soft ideal: it is a radical demand. Too often, we tokenize the word and strip it of its political weight. 

Language is power: it can open doors or close them. Terms like “marginalized” can unintentionally reproduce the very
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We turn 7 today! Seven years of bold advocacy, community power, and standing strong for key populations in Uganda. Thank you to all who’ve walked this journey with us. Our community continues to grow, and we’re just getting started. #UKPCAt7 ❤️

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Silence is often taught, especially to structurally silenced womxn. We’re told not to take up space, not to challenge power, not to name harm. But silence doesn’t keep us safe. It keeps us invisible. #Motisha

Silence is often taught, especially to structurally silenced womxn. We’re told not to take up space, not to challenge power, not to name harm.

But silence doesn’t keep us safe. It keeps us invisible.

#Motisha
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From phone tapping and spyware to doxxing and fake leaks, digital threats are used to intimidate, discredit, and isolate, especially for womxn in politics and structurally silenced communities. Here are four ways to reduce your risk of being watched. #TechTuesday

From phone tapping and spyware to doxxing and fake leaks, digital threats are used to intimidate, discredit, and isolate, especially for womxn in politics and structurally silenced communities.

Here are four ways to reduce your risk of being watched. 

#TechTuesday
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Every tech skill you learn is an act of resistance, a way to reclaim space where we’ve been shut out, erased, or surveilled. Explore today’s #QTechUp opportunities and take your place in digital spaces that belong to you, too. #QTechUp #WomenInTech #FeministInternet

Every tech skill you learn is an act of resistance, a way to reclaim space where we’ve been shut out, erased, or surveilled.

Explore today’s #QTechUp opportunities and take your place in digital spaces that belong to you, too.

#QTechUp #WomenInTech
 #FeministInternet
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#FastFacts A 2025 research by Bits of Freedom revealed that major platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and Shein use manipulative design also called deceptive patterns to shape your behavior in ways that benefit the platform, not you. Read 👇🏾 edri.org/our-work/new-r…

#FastFacts A 2025 research by Bits of Freedom revealed that major platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and Shein use manipulative design also called deceptive patterns to shape your behavior in ways that benefit the platform, not you.

Read 👇🏾
edri.org/our-work/new-r…
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If it’s been a week of doomscrolling, content pressure, and social media fatigue, PAUSE! This #UnplugFriday, remember to log out and take a moment to rest from social media. #Unplug

If it’s been a week of doomscrolling, content pressure, and social media fatigue, PAUSE!

This #UnplugFriday, remember to log out and take a moment to rest from social media. 

#Unplug
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#Motisha This week is a reminder that resilience isn’t just about standing strong but how we move through hard times together. 💪🏾 #MondayMotisha

#Motisha 

This week is a reminder that resilience isn’t just about standing strong but how we move through hard times together. 💪🏾

#MondayMotisha
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Algorithms are built to capture your attention, monitor your actions, and influence your choices. Many platforms rely on manipulative tactics often called “dark patterns” to shape how we behave online. These patterns normalise surveillance, all without your consent. #TechTuesday

Algorithms are built to capture your attention, monitor your actions, and influence your choices. Many platforms rely on manipulative tactics often called “dark patterns” to shape how we behave online. These patterns normalise surveillance, all without your consent.

#TechTuesday
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Our 9th Biannual Newsletter is out 🎉 From resisting digital surveillance to centering structurally silenced voices, the first half of 2025 has been powerful. Highlights from #IWD2025, #DigitalFutures Convention and more. 🔗 Read now: herinternet.org/wp-content/upl… #CollectivePower

Our 9th Biannual Newsletter is out 🎉

From resisting digital surveillance to centering structurally silenced voices, the first half of 2025 has been powerful.

Highlights from #IWD2025, #DigitalFutures Convention and more.

🔗 Read now: herinternet.org/wp-content/upl…

#CollectivePower
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In commemoration of #PAWD2025, we reflect on how the internet has opened doors for African womxn in economic justice. From mobile money to online shops, digital tools have made growth possible. So, how do we protect and expand these benefits from the internet? #Motisha

In commemoration of #PAWD2025, we reflect on how the internet has opened doors for African womxn in economic justice. 

From mobile money to online shops, digital tools have made growth possible. 

So, how do we protect and expand these benefits from the internet? 

 #Motisha
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#TechTuesday With Uganda’s elections approaching, womxn in politics, especially those advocating for equality, often face targeted surveillance online. The impact goes beyond the election period, affecting their safety, activism, and participation. 👉🏾 shorturl.at/7R6jc

#TechTuesday With Uganda’s elections approaching, womxn in politics, especially those advocating for equality, often face targeted surveillance online. 

The impact goes beyond the election period, affecting their safety, activism, and participation. 👉🏾 shorturl.at/7R6jc
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What if one #QTechUp application could change your entire tech journey? Explore these opportunities to unlock mentorship, skill-building, and career growth that could take you to the next level in tech. #WomenInTech

What if one #QTechUp application could change your entire tech journey?

Explore these opportunities to unlock mentorship, skill-building, and career growth that could take you to the next level in tech. 

#WomenInTech
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#FastFacts Webcams can be used for surveillance when hackers gain remote access often through malware or phishing. They can silently activate your camera to watch or record without your knowledge. Using a webcam cover is a simple way to protect your privacy and safety.

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#UnplugTip: Offline Journaling. Write your feelings and future plans in a notebook, not Notes app. Offline journaling lets you process life privately, away from digital devices and destructions. Find more of these unplug tips on our YouTube channel: shorturl.at/xcXV9

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#Motisha The small, consistent actions you start today could be the reason you end Friday feeling proud, not regretful. And when you feel worn out and ready to give up? That’s often the moment when great things are about to happen. ✊💜 Have a great week ahead.

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We're looking to hire a volunteer in the Finance and Administration department to support financial record-keeping, budgeting, and admin tasks to keep our projects running smoothly. We invite qualified and passionate womxn committed to building a feminist internet to apply.

We're looking to hire a volunteer in the Finance and Administration department to support financial record-keeping, budgeting, and admin tasks to keep our projects running smoothly. 

We invite qualified and passionate womxn committed to building a feminist internet to apply.
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#OnlineViolenceIsViolence Today at 2PM, our Communications Director, Rungi_Sanyu, will speak on #CivicSpaceTV’s Women Speaking panel, sharing how this growing reality of #TFGBV impacts womxn. Watch live: youtu.be/4Jh_LVYLah8?si… #WomenSpeaking #DigitalRightsUG #ReCIPEProject

#OnlineViolenceIsViolence 

Today at 2PM, our Communications Director, <a href="/MurungiSanyu/">Rungi_Sanyu</a>, will speak on #CivicSpaceTV’s Women Speaking panel, sharing how this growing reality of #TFGBV impacts womxn.

Watch live: youtu.be/4Jh_LVYLah8?si…

#WomenSpeaking #DigitalRightsUG #ReCIPEProject