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Who Runs the Internet?
Written by MARi; Illustration Credit: MrigajaB "Suddenly I realize, I am hovering in the phone cloud somewhere. This is me, her, they, you, she, us. Our pictures floating in strange hands, sold in the value of discarded paper, and glass.. traded in locker rooms. I...
Beyond Just Internet
Written by रिम्सोङ्मा (Rimsongma), Art by her friend Pleasure of practicing Agency, Autonomy and Self-Determination My first experience with porn was back in 2008. Watching porn was hugely uncomfortable and shameless thing. Obviously, because it was about sex, but...
Less of Who I am?
Article by Bichen, Photo by Bichen's Girlfriend Taking 'Gender Studies' as my minor was never really my intention. It started with me taking one class out of pure curiosity. Never thought there was much to it until the classes started making me question the...
इन्टरनेटलाई नयाँ हाउगुजी नबनाऔं
लेखक कविता बाहिङ बाल्यकालमा तपाईंहरूलाई कसैले, ‘यो नगर, त्यो नगर, तिमी सानो छौ, तिमीलाई आउँदैन, तिमी सक्दैनौ, तिम्रो लागि यो ठीक होइन’ भन्दा कस्तो महसुस हुन्थ्यो ? मलाई चाहिँ अरूले त्यसो भन्दा म त्यो काम गर्न सक्छु जस्तो लाग्थ्यो । अहिले सम्झिन्छु, सानो...
Look at me now
Article and photograph by : edamame The year is 2009. I am wearing my favorite tights, the black see-through ones with bright neon blue lines that create long spirals around the length of my legs when I put them on. I am topless; lying on my stomach with my ass on...
Internet Access, Digital Rights and Privacy in Madhesh
Author Shailee Chaudhary On 18th March 2020, Ward Committee of Ward No. 5 of Simraungadh municipality, Bara proposed and passed a rule stating “the ban on the use of mobile phones by unmarried women and a fine of NRs. 50,000/- incase found in possession of...
Quarterly Media Monitoring Report on Digital Rights in Nepal (July – September 2021)
Digital Nepal and Smart Cities; Promises made, but not kept When the government launched Nagarik App, it was with the promise of making services easier and decreasing the lines at the government offices. However, some of the services take longer now after...
४ युटुवर पक्राउ सम्बन्धी घटनाबारे हाम्रो धारणा
नेपाल प्रहरीले हालसालै ४ जना युट्युबरहरुलाई महिलाको चरित्र हत्या गरेको आरोपमा पक्राउ गरेको छ । उक्त सन्दर्भमा यस्तो खालको जटिल विषयलाई केही सामाजिक साँस्कृतिक परिवेश र यसको डिजिटल अधिकारसँगको अन्र्तसम्बन्धबारे केलाउदै हाम्रो आफ्नो टिप्पणी प्रस्तुत गर्न चाहन्छौं ।...
F for Fandom, F for Feminist Space
Author Dikshya Khadgi Fandom - a cultural phenome I love gushing over things that perks my interest. I love fandom spaces. From the time I have had access to the internet, I have been a part of many fandoms. Fandoms, mostly where the number of participants is women...