– a feminist server —
“Feminist servers have long been a topic of discussion, a partially-realized goal, and a set of slow, political practices developed by an informal network of transfeminists. These efforts are rooted in the desire to create more autonomous infrastructures that ensure feminist data, projects, and collective memory are properly accessed, preserved, and managed.
The need for feminist servers arises in response to several intersecting issues: – the unethical practices of multinational ICT corporations that act as moralistic and hypocritical censors; – gender-based online violence, including trolling and the harassment of feminist and women activists both online and offline; – the increasing centralization of the internet, transforming it into a space of consumption, surveillance, and control—particularly targeting dissenting voices, often monitored or silenced by state agencies.
These conditions have made the internet an unsafe space. Feminist and activist content is routinely deleted, censored, or hidden—preventing it from being seen, heard, or read. In this context, freedom of expression becomes a key part of the feminist struggle. Transfeminists can contribute by collectively sharing the knowledge and tools needed to keep their voices accessible—online, offline, and across any format or space where expression may emerge.
A truly feminist internet requires self-managed and autonomous feminist servers. This is about reclaiming control and building autonomy in how we access, store, and manage our data and shared histories. It also means creating and sustaining feminist-run mailing lists, pads, wikis, content management systems, social platforms, and other online services managed by feminist tech collectives.
It is, of course, also about continuing to advocate for social justice in tech—demanding broader gender and cultural diversity in digital spaces and infrastructures.”
https://alexandria.anarchaserver.org/index.php/Main_Page
https://nekrocemetery.anarchaserver.org
“In this sacred space we honour the memory of some feminist websites and media. This nekrocemetery is an archive of static copies of these websites. They are like a snapshot of when they were “alive”, when they were available online. We extract a static copy for weight reasons, but also for security reasons.”
