technoactivist
Technoactivist is a term used to describe individuals who apply technology to advance political, social, or human rights causes. They use digital tools, data, and networks to raise awareness, mobilize supporters, and push for policy change, often emphasizing transparency, privacy, and security.
Technoactivists employ methods including open-source software development, data journalism, digital security education, encryption, and online organizing.
Historically, the rise of the internet and digital rights movements in the late 20th and early 21st
The term also encompasses researchers and developers who create tools to protect privacy, promote open data,
Notable individuals and groups associated with technoactivation include open-access advocates who campaign for information freedom, and
See also digital rights, hacktivism, open data, digital security, whistleblowing.