Stories from 22 January 2023
Igbo Wikimedians: Digital safety challenges for activists preserving their language through open knowledge
As a part of the project "Digital Security + Language", Tochi Precious Friday, Igbo language activist speaks with fellow Wikimedians about their digital safety practices and learns that little to no digital resources are available in their language.
Digital (in)security: The experience of Yucatec Mayan and LGBTTIQ+ activists
Reducing violence and digital insecurity requires he creation of audiovisual materials in Yucatec Maya that disseminate information on digital security measures and knowing what to do in the case of a violent incident.
How the COVID-19 pandemic drove more Tharu speakers online, leading to more online vulnerability
As a part of the project "Digital Security + Language", Sanjib Chaudhary, Eastern Tharu language activist in Nepal, analyzed the move by speakers of Eastern Tharu to online spaces during the pandemic and the relationship with digital safety.
कोविड—१९ महामारीके बखत नेपालमे पूर्वैया थारू भसाके हाइबरिड ढङके परचार–परसार
ओनङ त बेसी सहभागीसब डिजिटल सुरक्छाके बारेमे सचेत नैछै। ओकरौके अनलाइनमे अंग्रेजीमे पाबैबला डिजिटल सुरक्छाके टुलकिटके बारमे सेहो ने थाह छै या ओकरौके ओइ स्रोतमे पहौच नै छै कथिले त कोनो स्रोत ओकरौके भसामे उपलब्ध नै छै। महज सहजकर्तासब निस्चित करैछै कि बैठक या अन्तरकिर्या सुरक्छित छै। ओकरौके पासवर्ड ककरो ने दैछै या बैठक सन्चालन करैले सुरक्छित इन्टरनेट मातरे परयोग करैछै।
Digital safety of native Odia speakers: A socio-economic overview
"To create a truly inclusive and equitable digital world, it is imperative that the deep-rooted socioeconomic and digital oppressions of several marginalized groups in Odisha are abolished."
