This collaborative workshop centers the knowledge of those most harmed by digital systems: migrants, racialized communities, queer people, and those living under occupation, censorship, or systemic exclusion. It offers a space to contribute, analyze, and reimagine how we document harassment in regions often overlooked by platforms and media.

In recent years, we have witnessed the rise of fascist, anti-democratic discourses across political, social, and human rights contexts both online and offline. Transnational networks are actively spreading anti-rights narratives and legitimizing repression. As AI and surveillance infrastructures become deeply embedded in everyday life, they are increasingly used by authoritarian states, law enforcement, and corporate tech elites to monitor, silence, and criminalize, especially those already pushed to the margins.

Together, the participants will trace patterns of online harassment and transnational hate campaigns, examining how they reinforce broader systems of fascism, patriarchy, and technoviolence. We will also explore the role and complicity of Big Tech in enabling and profiting from these dynamics. Led by Rima Sghaier, case studies will include targeted harassment campaigns against minorities and activists in the SWANA region. Through discussion, co-writing, and strategic imagination, we will build a living archive of the under-reported and ask: What counts as evidence? Who controls visibility? And how do we reclaim digital spaces when they are built to exclude us?

This workshop is designed for international participants with an interest in platform accountability, responsible tech, and digital resiliency, including those who have personally experienced digital repression, surveillance, or online harassment. No prior technical skills are required. Participants are encouraged to bring laptops and/or mobile phones, if they have access to these devices.

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The workshop Weaving Resistance in the Age of Digital Fascism and Tech Oligarchy is part of Disruption Network Lab’s conference Technoviolence.

Photo: Rima Sghaier, host of the workshop.