Deplatforming and digital exclusion of Sex Workers
BSWC are carrying out research looking at how the deplatforming and digital exclusion of Sex Workers—especially those who are Black, migrant, trans, and disabled—constitutes a violation of fundamental rights under Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination), in conjunction with Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), and what legal pathways exist to challenge this form of systemic, digitally mediated discrimination.
BSWC plan to document traceable incidents of deplatforming, surveillance, and digital erasure that demonstrate a pattern of racialised, gendered, and profession-based discrimination. They will generate a legal memorandum assessing jurisdiction, admissibility, and strengths of a potential European Court of Human Rights case, as well as a litigation roadmap developed in collaboration with legal partners and digital rights experts.
Deplatforming and digital exclusion of Sex Workers
Organisation Name
The Black Sex Worker Collective (BSWC)
Country/Jurisdiction
Germany
Amount Granted
EUR 31,030
Current Status
Ongoing
Image credit: Black Sex Worker Collective
Grant type
Pre-litigation Research Support
Description
BSWC are carrying out research looking at how the deplatforming and digital exclusion of Sex Workers—especially those who are Black, migrant, trans, and disabled—constitutes a violation of fundamental rights under Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination), in conjunction with Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), and what legal pathways exist to challenge this form of systemic, digitally mediated discrimination.
BSWC plan to document traceable incidents of deplatforming, surveillance, and digital erasure that demonstrate a pattern of racialised, gendered, and profession-based discrimination. They will generate a legal memorandum assessing jurisdiction, admissibility, and strengths of a potential European Court of Human Rights case, as well as a litigation roadmap developed in collaboration with legal partners and digital rights experts.
"the deplatforming and digital exclusion of Sex Workers—especially those who are Black, migrant, trans, and disabled—constitutes a violation of fundamental rights"
Strategic Goal
To affirm the right of Sex Workers to exist, organize, and express themselves online, establishing a precedent that protects the digital rights of those most vulnerable to censorship—building a bridge between digital justice, bodily autonomy, and anti-racist struggle.
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