Amelia Hruby: Social Media, Big Tech and Feminist Organizing

Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, podcaster and producer with a PhD in philosophy. She's the founder of Softer Sounds, a feminist podcast studio for entrepreneurs and creatives. And she’s the host of Off the Grid, a podcast about leaving social media without losing all your clients.

Amelia’s work and podcast has been a help and an inspiration for Julia, who made her own decision to leave social media earlier this year.

In this episode, Amelia Hruby shares her own story of wanting to drive change, challenging structures of power and why she took the decision to leave social media. Julia and Amelia discuss big tech, surveillance capitalism and how to navigate the digital world as a changemaker, who cares deeply about people and planet. They talk about shadowbans and persecution of human rights defenders, and how to organize off of social media.

Amelia leaves us with great advice and support and encourages us to make conscious decisions about how we use digital tools.

Learn more: 

• Find Amelia Hruby's podcast, free toolkit and more resources at offthegrid.fun.

 

Julia Wiklander is the host of Hey Changemaker!, the founder of the global feminist media platform, Girls’ Globe, and a communications strategist for changemakers and organizations. 

• Subscribe to her emails with support here: juliawiklander.com/notes 
• Find Julia's free resources on strategic communications and storytelling here: juliawiklander.com/free