Online harassment, sexualized insults, and AI-generated nudes... These are the realities faced by women human rights activists when they challenge authoritarian power. How do we stop this? And why do autocrats turn misogyny into a political weapon when confronted by women?

In this episode, Marcus Michaelsen of the Citizen Lab explains the logic of digital transnational repression, why authoritarian states are emboldened to target women and LGBTQ+ communities first, and the psychological toll these campaigns inflict on those in their crosshairs.