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The Promise and Peril of Digital Security in the Age of Dictatorship

Carmen Valeria Escobar

created: July 3, 2025, 9:30 a.m. | updated: July 8, 2025, 8:25 a.m.

There, some 20,000 people gathered in a mix of celebration and protest for the rights of sexual diversity. “Maybe it won't escalate, but there is a fear that what happened to the El Bosque cooperative will happen. When Nayib Bukele assumed power in 2019, one of his first actions was to eliminate the Directorate of Sexual Diversity. Training DayRodríguez is part of a collective called Pedrina, which focuses on community articulation for LGBTIQ+ rights in the West. His approach to digital security began when members of the organization started receiving insults, threats, and hate messages on social networks.

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