TED Fellow Nighat Dad studies online harassment, especially as it relates to patriarchal cultures like the one in her small village in Pakistan. She tells the story of how she set up Pakistan's first cyber harassment helpline, offering support to women who face serious threats online. "Safe access to the internet is access to knowledge, and know...

Nighat Dad is a Pakistani lawyer and internet activist who runs the not-for-profit organisation Digital Rights Foundation. Dad has led campaigns to protect online freedom of speech in Pakistan as well as campaigns against legislation that gives the government broad powers of surveillance online, most notable one is the controversial Prevention o...