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Help us build an inclusive, trustworthy, and sustainable digital future for Uganda. 🌐 Join the #UIGF2026 on July 30th. Don't miss your chance to be part of this critical conversation—spaces are filling fast! 🔗 Register here: eventbrite.com/e/uganda-inter… #DigitalGovernance #InclusiveTech #SustainableGrowth #Uganda

This is timely resource equipping students to navigate online risks, strengthen digital resilience, and respond to #TFGBV We commend this important collaboration and its contribution to safer digital spaces for students. #DigitalSafety #CyberSecurity #TFGBV

We were pleased to witness the launch of the Digital Safety Toolkit for University Students: Claiming Spaces Online by @femtechXlaw in partnership with @cipesaug ,during the Cybersecurity Symposium for University Students. 1/2

This powerful reminder from our Executive Director, @sandraaceng, reveals the growing concerns about privacy violations and the impact of surveillance on women’s safety, freedom of expression, and participation online today. 🗞️Read the full report to learn more about women’s experiences with spyware and digital surveillance, it’s impact and key recommendations for creating safer online spaces. 🔗 Access the full report here: wougnet.org/download/spywa…

📣 We are officially 70 days away from #DataTamashaAfrica26! This August, Zanzibar becomes the place where Africa's builders, thinkers, creatives, and community leaders share the same room and show the world what Building with Data looks like in practice. 🗓️ 19 - 21 August 2026 Registration is FREE and opens next week. Keep your eyes peeled. #JengaNaData

We were honoured to be part of the panel discussion on Privacy and Protection in the Digital World at the @USEmbassyUganda, where we explored the growing challenges around data privacy, AI, digital literacy, online safety, and the balance between protection and freedom in digital spaces. As technology continues to shape how we live, work, and connect, conversations around privacy, digital rights, and responsible technology have never been more important. Thank you to everyone who contributed to such an important and timely discussion. #DigitalRights #Privacy #CyberSecurity #DigitalSafety #AI #DataProtection

The Privacy& Protection event was a great one. Participants walked away with practical digital hygiene tools, a clearer grasp of their data rights, and the realization that protecting personal data isn't just a tech issue ,it's a life skill. Your safer digital journey has began.

How much of your personal data are you really giving away in your everyday digital interactions? Our Communications Executive @tracy_noelyn will join experts at the American Center Kampala to unpack the true extent of data exposure, both intentional and unnoticed, and explore practical, accessible strategies that individuals and organizations can use to better safeguard their information. 📅Monday, May 18 ⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 American Center Kampala Register for the event here: forms.gle/9mVTqAbC66SdbB…

This is a must attend. As TFGBV continues to spread like online harassment the negative impact on women’s safety, participation, and freedom online is growing. What starts in digital spaces doesn’t stay there, it shapes real-world harm, silences voices &silences women.

NAKIGUDDE ’s experience on Deepfake Video / AI Abuse & Platform Standards Nakigudde woke up to a deepfake of her face already in her brand partners' inboxes. Three sponsors were suspended. The video had been live for days. The original video was real. The voice and the words were a lie. AI is being weaponized against women's livelihoods, and platforms must be held to account. 📌 Take Action: ✅ Learn to spot deepfakes: look for mismatched lips, unnatural blinking, and weird edges around the face and hair ✅ If a deepfake of you is circulating: report it immediately as non-consensual synthetic media take screenshots as evidence first ✅ Demand platforms auto-watermark or immediately take down AI-generated non-consensual content it must be a standard, not an option ✅ Share Nakigudde's digital literacy tips with your network knowledge is the first line of defence #ScalesOfChange #EndOnlineGBV @baseiota @femtechXlaw @HerInternet

NALONGO’s experience on Doxxing/ Community Safety Planning She came out on her own terms. Within days, her home address, her children's school, her employer, and her family members' names were published online. Doxxing is not just harassment. It is a tool of political suppression designed to make you disappear. Nalongo chose differently: community routes, secured communications, legal documentation. Then she posted not about the attack, but about the issue she was targeted for. 📌Take Action: ✅If you or someone you know is doxxed: do NOT engage with the content report and document immediately ✅Audit your digital footprint: search your own name and remove any personal information that is publicly accessible ✅Contact @wougnet to develop a community safety plan routes, communications, and emergency contacts ✅ Doxxing tor the purpose of intimidating activists may constitute a criminal offence under Uganda's Computer Misuse Act ✅Report to police and document the pattern #ScalesOfChange #EndOnlineGBV @baseiota @femtechXlaw @HerInternet

SOFIA ’s experience on Digital Stalking / Institutional Intimidation Someone referenced the coffee shop she visited that morning. They had been tracking her location not randomly, but as a calculated attempt to intimidate a human rights lawyer into silence. Sofia secured her devices, varied her routes, mobilised her colleagues, and submitted a legal reform brief naming digital stalking as a tool of intimidation against human rights defenders. What was meant to frighten her became a case for systemic change. 📌 Take Action: ✅ If you receive messages that reference your real-time location or movements: treat this as a serious threat document and report immediately ✅ Secure your devices now: change passwords, enable 2FA, revoke unnecessary location permissions on all apps ✅ Human rights defenders facing digital stalking can access specialist support contact @wougnet for referrals ✅ Advocate for legal frameworks that explicitly recognise digital stalking as a form of intimidation against defenders share Section 4.2 and demand it becomes law #ScalesOfChange #EndOnlineGBV @baseiota @femtechXlaw @HerInternet

AWILA 's experience on Sextortion / Reporting & Reclaiming Your Voice A fake brand manager. Weeks of trust-building. Then threats. Awila didn't pay. She documented it. She reported. Multiple accounts sharing her images were suspended. Then she recorded a message and 200,000 people heard it. Sextortion is not your shame. The blame belongs entirely to the perpetrator. 📌Take Action: ✅If you are being threatened: do NOT pay. Paying rarely stops the abuse and often escalates it ✅Screenshot all messages and account IDs before blocking. This is your evidence ✅Report to the Uganda Police Cybercrime Unit and submit account details for takedown requests ✅ Reach out to @wougnet, they can connect you with trained digital safety responders and legal support. You can report anonymously. You do not have to face this alone. #ScalesOfChange #EndOnlineGBV @baseiota @femtechXlaw @HerInternet

We showcased the comic strip "Scales of Change" at #DRIF26, turning statistics into stories that hit home. Building inclusive & resilient digital futures starts with making the numbers real. The road to digital resilience is still long but we've embarked on the journey.

BUKIRWA’s experience on Coordinated Mass Reporting / Platform Accountability They didn't harass Bukirwa with words. They used the platform's own reporting system with hundreds of coordinated false reports until her account was automatically suspended. Years of work. Her entire community. Gone overnight. This isn't a glitch. It's a weapon. And platforms need to close the gap. 📌 Take Action: ✅ If your account is wrongly suspended: file an appeal immediately document the coordinated nature of the attack in your submission ✅ Screenshot and preserve all evidence of coordinated reporting before the suspension ✅ Contact @wougnet to connect you with civil society support for platform appeals ✅ Add your voice to the call for platform policy reform, tag @Meta , @X, @TikTokComms and demand abuse-resistant moderation systems #ScalesOfChange #EndOnlineGBV

SARAH’s experience on Intimate Partner Surveillance / Device Security Spyware was installed without Sarah’s knowledge. The spyware was used to track her location, monitor her messages and control her movements using her own phone. Sarah found the app. She documented the tracker in her car. She reported that she wasn't alone. 🚫Covert digital surveillance by a partner is abuse. It has a name, and it has a remedy. 📌 Take Action: ✅ Run a free device security check, ask @wougnet about digital safety audits available in your area ✅ Enable 2FA on all accounts today ✅Turn off real-time location sharing ✅ If you suspect spyware, document everything before removing it because it is evidence ✅ Report intimate partner digital surveillance to police

As we delve into the ACTIONS here is a reminder of what the #ScalesOfChange campaign is about. Read here👉🏾baseiota.org/scales-of-chan… #EndTFGBV

NANKYA’s experience on non-consensual distribution of intimate Images or videos / Legislative Action They tried to use Nankya’s photos to silence her before the vote. She passed the motion anyway, then walked straight to the drafting table. Nankya didn't just survive the attack. She turned it into law. Image-based abuse is real. It's political, and it's being used to push women out of power. But women in power are fighting back, and so can you. 📌 Take Action: ✅ If you've experienced non-consensual sharing of intimate images, report to the Uganda Police Cybercrime Unit: +256 414 259 795 ✅ Contact @wougnet for referrals to legal aid and digital safety support #ScalesOfChange #EndOnlineGBV @baseiota @femtechXlaw @HerInternet

For the past weeks, you’ve witnessed t/ digital threats women face, seen t/ justice they deserve & now, it’s time to focus on action required to get us there. We are proud to partner w/ @wougnet for t/third phase of this campaign because awareness without action is not enough.