Thousands of people gathered at the Brandenburg Gate on Sunday for a protest against sexualised digital violence. Protesters held signs with slogans such as “My body belongs to me – even digitally” “No means No” and “AI won´t make our bodies yours”.
The demonstration was organised by the newly formed alliance “Feminist Fight Club” under the theme “Against sexualised digital violence – solidarity with all victims”. Its aim is to draw attention to structural shortcomings and legal gaps in Germany’s response to both digital and analogue sexualised violence. The organisers had expected about 500 participants, but the event drew roughly 2,500 people, and possibly even more.
Actress Collien Fernandes, whose own personal experience has recently brought significant public attention to the issue, promoted the march even though she apparently did not attend in person. In an Instagram post she wrote that sexual, physical, and psychological violence remains far more widespread than commonly thought, occurring “in the middle of our society”. She said most perpetrators hide “well behind the often quoted wall of silence”. She urged people to “go out on the streets and loudly tear down these walls”.
