Decolonizing Emerging Technology: An Intersectional Feminist Approach to Resisting Technology-Facilitated Oppression

Emerging technologies are exacerbating gender-based violence (GBV), disinformation, and environmental dispossession, disproportionately affecting womxn, LGBTQ+ individuals, and Indigenous Peoples. Large technology companies, also known as Big Tech, operate without sufficient accountability, reinforcing digital colonialism and economic exploitation. This paper outlines urgent policy gaps and presents recommendations for feminist-led, inclusive technology governance. This report presents key findings from a workshop exploring these issues and provides recommendations for feminist-led, inclusive technology governance.

The Decolonizing Emerging Technology workshop at the 2024 Asia Pacific Feminist Forum brought together participants from across Asia to explore how Big Tech facilitates oppression, particularly in gendered and environmental contexts. Through an intersectional feminist approach, the session unpacked how emerging technologies exacerbate gender-based violence, disinformation, and environmental dispossession, while sidelining Indigenous and marginalized voices.