Support the ongoing work of building networks of solidarity. The Disruption Network Lab brings together whistleblowers, researchers, activists, and communities to expose systems of power and injustice. Right now, every donation is matched 1:1, doubling its […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

1 year ago today we published the research papers of our first round of fellows. The research remains urgent and is Open Access. https://dnlb.org/dnipapers. – Lisa Ling (Whistleblower, Technologist, former Technical Sergeant, US Air Force Drone Surveillance […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Our podcast on Technopolicing and Civic Control is dropping soon – subscribe now! disruptionlab.org/podcasts Part of Re Imagine Europe: New Perspectives for Action. Co funded by the European Union. @reimagineeurope #dnl36 #newperspectivesforaction

A new research paper by Tatiana Bazzichelli, Artistic Director of Disruption Network Lab, examines how communities can challenge and disrupt harmful systems through collective action and critical investigation. Read it here […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Former U.S. Air Force imagery analyst Lisa Ling on AI, drone warfare & the invisible systems driving modern conflict. Read more on Untold Mag: untoldmag.org Discover more insights from Lisa Ling in To the Kill Cloud - a Disruption Network Lab investigation […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Safa Ghnaim on how technology reinforces violence and how collective care and awareness can resist it. Read her interview: https://www.ilmitte.com/2025/09/violenza-della-tecnologia-intervista-safa-ghnaim/ Watch her talk from Technoviolence […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Terry Albury: “U.S. agencies have a blank check to pursue supposed threats — targeting the left and minorities.” Read the full interview: jungewelt.de/artikel/508639 Watch his keynote at Technoviolence: disruptionlab.org/technoviolence #dnl36 […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Our Artistic Director Tatiana Bazzichelli joins Artivism.today – Ma La Polizia (7–8 Nov 2025, Viareggio IT): a two-day gathering on how art and activism can resist control and the repression of dissent. artivism.today #disruptionlab #artivism #tatianabazzichelli

DNL MEET-UP: Techno-Policing & Civic ControlWith Sonja Peteranderl & Matthias Monroy Artists, activists, citizens:When we gather, change begins!📍 Stadtwerkstatt Berlin#dnl36 @reimagineeurope #newperspectivesforaction

WWYD if commercial tech firms decided who the police should suspect? German police already use Palantir’s Gotham for profiling. Join our Talk & Q&A, Berlin, 16. Oct. Free w/ registration: disruptionlab.org/techno-policing #dnl36 #newperspectivesforaction

WWYD if algorithms replaced human judgment in deciding who is a suspect? In 2023, Germany’s court ruled Palantir’s predictive policing unconstitutional. Join our Talk & Q&A, Berlin, 16 Oct. Free: disruptionlab.org/techno-policing #dnl36 #newperspectivesforaction

WWYD if your face ended up in a police database without your consent? Germany’s INPOL holds 5.5M+ faces & is being connected to AI recognition. Join our Talk & Q&A, Berlin, 16 Oct. Free w/ registration: disruptionlab.org/event/techno-policing #dnl36 #newperspectivesforaction

Matthias Monroy is a journalist & activist focused on civil rights, policing & security tech in Europe. He edits CILIP & reports for nd.DerTag. 🎟️ Free entrance with registration disruptionlab.org/event/techno-policing #dnl36 #newperspectivesforaction #technopolicing

Sonja Peteranderl is an investigative journalist & founder of BuzzingCities Lab. She covers crime, digital violence & security tech, and teaches at Hamburg Media School. 🎟️ Free entrance with registration disruptionlab.org/event/techno-policing #dnl36 #newperspectivesforaction #technopolicing

Join Sonja Peteranderl & Matthias Monroy for a Talk & Q&A on predictive policing & facial recognition in Germany. 📍 nGbK, Berlin 📅 Oct 16, 2025 | 7–9pm 🎟 Free w/ registration: disruptionlab.org/event/techno-policing #dnl36 #newperspectivesforaction #technoviolence

Journalist Namir Shabibi investigates how Big Tech & cloud infrastructures enable surveillance & targeting, shaping how civilians & migrants are controlled. #dni #TheKillCloud

Artist & scholar Tiara Roxanne investigates how predictive analytics & AI reduce migrants & Indigenous communities to data points on the border of Mexico and the US. #dni #KillCloud

Whistleblower Cian Westmoreland investigates the global “Kill Cloud” – the global infrastructure of satellites, data centers, algorithmic targeting systems, and human operators that erase accountability. http://thekill.cloud #dni #TheKillCloud

How should technology serve society not oppression? The 2025–2026 DNI Fellowship asks: Which powers control AI? Who is targeted? Who is accountable? Findings will be shared at our Nov 2026 conference in Berlin. http://thekill.cloud #dni #ai #civilrights #surveillance #KillCloud

The 2025–2026 DNI Fellowship investigates how AI, Big Tech & predictive tools are weaponised in war zones, border regimes & cities exposing injustices & ethical challenges of data-driven warfare. http://thekill.cloud #dni #ai #surveillance #civilrights #KillCloud

The Disruption Network Institute opens its second fellowship round. 2025–2026 focus: Investigating the Kill Cloud: AI, Big Tech & Migration Control. http://thekill.cloud #ai #surveillance #civilrights #KillCloud #bigtech #MigrationControl #dni

Join Sonja Peteranderl (BuzzingCities Lab) & Matthias Monroy for a Talk & Q&A on predictive policing & facial recognition in Germany. https://www.disruptionlab.org/event/techno-policing 📍 nGbK, Berlin 📅 Oct 16, 2025 | 7–9pm 🎟 Free w/ registration (70 seats) […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Exploited, Extracted, Erased: The Global Logic of Big Tech Safa Ghnaim speaks! #dnl36 #technoviolence

Exploited, Extracted, Erased: The Global Logic of Big Tech Lya Cuéllar speaks! #dnl36 #technoviolence

Exploited, Extracted, Erased: The Global Logic of Big Tech Sarah Ciston speaks! #dnl 36 #technoviolence

Exploited, Extracted, Erased: The Global Logic of Big Tech R.Sghaier speaks #dnl 36

Day 1 of #technoviolence erupted with urgency: whistleblowing, platform decay, algorithmic violence. We traced how power hides behind code and how communities reclaim visibility. Grateful. Ready for Day 2! #dnl36 #technoviolence #techjustice

Dismantling the Algorithmic Gaze with Anni Garza Lau and Gro Sarauw of the Ghost Agency. #dnl36 #technoviolence #happeningnow

Breaking down the Algorithmic Gaze with Heba Y. Amin #dnl36 #algorithmicgaze #livestream #discussion

Thoughts on the Algorithmic Gaze with Jennifer Kamau of International Women* Space LIVESTREAM NOW! #dnl36 #technoviolence #iwspace

Book Launch: On Platform Brutality -Geert Lovink #dnl36 #live #booklaunch #platformbrutality

JOIN US LIVE FOR THE Q&A www.disruptionlab.org BREAKING THE CODE OF SILENCE #dnl36 #IfeomaOzoma #tammarrianrogers

In her essay “Retracing a Childhood in Jerusalem” (New Lines Magazine), Lynzy Billing explores memory, loss & political erasure in occupied Palestine. She joins Terry Albury at #dnl36 in a keynote on surveillance, war, and resistance. Part of Re-Imagine […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

YOU'RE INVITED! YT LIVESTREAM: https://www.youtube.com/@DisruptionNetworkLab FB LIVESTREAM: https://fb.me/e/57gqsGxjG Part of Re-Imagine Europe. Co-funded by the European Union. #dnl36 #technoviolence #newperspectivesforaction #livestreaming #digitaljustice #whistleblowers #systemicinjustice

At #DNL36, whistleblower Terry Albury and journalist Lynzy Billing explore what it takes to confront state secrecy and systemic surveillance. From CIA-backed night raids to FBI profiling, this keynote traces the power of truth-telling from inside and out […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

From Palestine to DR Congo to Central America—Big Tech fuels global injustice. At #dnl36, Sghaier, Cuéllar, Ciston & Ghnaim dissect how digital systems are weaponised—and how we can resist. Moderated by Nil Uzun. 🎟️ 19–21 Sept · Berlin Part of Re-Imagine […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

How do you break the cycle of silence in Big Tech? At #DNL36, whistleblower Ifeoma Ozoma shares how she exposed injustice at Pinterest—then helped pass the Silenced No More Act to protect others. @reimagine 🔗 The Guardian: bit.ly/ozoma-dnl36 […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Geert Lovink presents Platform Brutality at #dnl36—diagnosing how platforms moved from distraction to harm. From doomscrolling to digital feudalism, this keynote examines the psychic cost of life online, and imagines ways out. 🗓️ 19–21 Sept · Berlin Part […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

At #DNL36, whistleblower Ifeoma Ozoma opens the conference with a keynote on how NDAs are weaponised to silence tech workers. She shares how collective action, legislative reform, and financial pressure can force real change. Moderated by Tammarrian Rogers […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Terry Albury saw how the FBI's post-9/11 tools were used to target Muslims, journalists, and activists. He leaked classified docs to The Intercept, was sentenced, and remains a powerful voice for truth. Now he joins #DNL36 to speak internationally for the […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Borders, algorithms, and erasure. Jennifer Kamau, Heba Y. Amin, Anni Garza Lau & Gro Sarauw trace how tech enables systemic violence — from migration control to gendered surveillance. Moderated by Geert Lovink. Sept 21 · Berlin · #DNL36 🎟️ […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Caitlin L Chandler is a longform journalist and writer focused on migration, security, and human rights. With bylines in The Washington Post Magazine and fellowships from Pulitzer Center and IWMF, Chandler brings depth and nuance to the stories that matter […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Nil Uzun joins #dnl36 as moderator and research associate at RWTH Aachen, where she investigates algorithmic warfare, military AI, and alternative tech futures. Her work bridges sociology, STS, and global justice, unpacking how technology both reflects and […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Gro Sarauw is a Danish artist and activist exploring the power of invisibility, refusal, and queer strategies in digital spaces. As co-founder of Ghost Agency, she co-creates interventions against techno-patriarchy and gendered surveillance. Part of […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Safa Ghnaim is a PS US DE critical tech educator whose research reveals how technologies, from mining to software, propagate extractive violence in Palest!ne and DRC, offering a vital perspective on the hidden human costs of our tech dependencies […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Geert Lovink – founding director of the Institute of Network Cultures – returns to Berlin for #dnl36. A fierce critic of digital capitalism, he exposes the emotional and political toll of today’s platform society. Author of Platform Brutality, Sad by Design […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Lya Cuéllar, Berlin-based Salvadoran journalist & political scientist, co-founder of feminist media venture Alharaca. Technoviolence: Confronting Systematic Injustice 🗓️ September 19–21, 2025 · Berlin 📍 Kunstquartier Bethanien 🎟️ […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Rima Sghaier: MENA-based digital rights researcher and feminist tech policy strategist resisting digital authoritarianism. Technoviolence: Confronting Systematic Injustice 🗓️ September 19–21, 2025 · Berlin 📍 Kunstquartier Bethanien 🎟️disruptionlab.org/technoviolence #dnl36 #digitalrights #middleeast

Anni Garza Lau is a Mexican artist and technologist whose practice blends speculative design, software critique, and feminist tech strategies. As co-founder of Ghost Agency, she builds tools of resistance to defend digital rights and challenge platform […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]

Jennifer Kamau is a Kenyan-German activist, researcher, and spokesperson for International Women* Space—a feminist, anti-racist collective founded from the Oranienplatz occupation that builds solidarity and political education among migrant women in Berlin […] [Original post on mastodon.bida.im]