Nighat Dad
Nighat Dad is a Pakistani lawyer and an inaugural member of the Oversight Board, which since 2020 has been working to better protect freedom of expression on Meta’s platforms by making principled, independent decisions about important pieces of content. She is also the founder of Digital Rights Foundation, a charity organisation focused on cyber harassment, data protection and free speech online in Pakistan and South Asia. As a feminist and pioneer for women’s rights activism in Pakistan, Dad has raised awareness of Pakistani patriarchy and illuminated her own experience as a women engaged in digital rights activism.
Sessions
The audience will hear first-hand about the extremely toxic online environment for women in Pakistan and Asia from Nighat Dad, one of the region's best-regarded experts on digital and gender rights. Nighat will show that women all over the world are facing similar challenges, while drawing on her personal experience of fighting abuse in Pakistan. As a member of the Oversight Board for Meta she will also share information on what social media companies are doing to stop this issue and discuss what more must be done.