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Too Much Information: Dating Apps and AI

Dating apps play a significant role in gender-based violence by providing perpetrators direct access to potential victims.

A closer look at dating app data practices shows that dating apps expose users to additional harms by monetising their personal data, a problem exacerbated by emerging AI tools.

Stop Tech Facilitated Gender Based Violence

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) refers to acts of violence or abuse that are directed at a person or group based on their gender and committed, assisted, or amplified by digital technologies.

Digital Rights Watch is committed to combating TFGBV. Join our campaign for updates on our work and the latest TFGBV news.

State interference and censorship at RightsCon 2026

No-one should ever have to make a decision at 4:45am. But I picked up my phone and cancelled my taxi to the airport, just as it was pulling up outside.

Submission to the Standing Committee on Petitions Regarding the Inquiry into the Standing Orders Relating to Petitions

Digital Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to submit comments to the Standing Committee on Petitions regarding the inquiry into the standing orders relating to petitions. Petitions are a key way for individual Australians to participate in democratic processes. It is essential that they remain accessible to all and do not pose a threat to the privacy of signatories.