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Afsaneh Rigot

Afsaneh Rigot
Secure Tech Cannot Be a Luxury Item

Secure Tech Cannot Be a Luxury Item

Millions in crisis rely on ubiquitous tools that betray them: from social media to Starlink. The deeper shock comes when secure tools also exclude them through everyday hurdles like phone verification. In order to have real alternatives, we must reclaim hyper-accessibility.

By Afsaneh Rigot 04 Sep 2025
Dehumanized by Design: Autocratic Tech and Immigration

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Dehumanized by Design: Autocratic Tech and Immigration

Understanding a regime’s mechanics – like repression of speech on Palestine movements  and migrants’ rights – is key. These times call for movement technologists to know how criminalization actually works, including the low-tech tactics, writes Afsaneh Rigot. 

By Afsaneh Rigot 07 Apr 2025
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Can We Build Tech That Is Not Oppressive?

With a Trump presidency and the rise of global authoritarianism, we must see that the antidote to our techno-harms are found in communities framed as “dangerous” or the "other," writes Afsaneh Rigot.

By Afsaneh Rigot 24 Jan 2025

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Our work is community-based research, corporate accountability, and technology design interventions that aim to reduce the mass-scale harms of existing and emerging technology.

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The De|Center

Our work is community-based research, corporate accountability, and technology design interventions that aim to reduce the mass-scale harms of existing and emerging technology.