A New Chapter for Glitch Charity

2024 was a seminal year for tech policy and democracy, with over 64 elections globally including the UK General elections, and the adoption of key legislations, such as the EU AI Act. It has also been a year of tremendous change, reimagining and transition for Glitch.

Seyi founded Glitch in 2018 with a bold vision: to ensure that the experiences of Black women and other marginalised groups are prioritised in the rapidly evolving tech policy landscape and to establish Glitch as an essential voice in this space. Her experience as a young Black politician facing online abuse shaped this vision for safer online spaces for all women.

Since Glitch became a registered charity in 2020, it has achieved remarkable impact. Glitch mainstreamed the conversation around online gender-based violence across the UK and Europe, positioning it as a critical issue in tech policy. Glitch played a pivotal role in legislation, with the inclusion of women and girls in the UK’s landmark Online Safety Act, as well as raising awareness of the racialised impacts of deepfake AI.

We’d like to express our gratitude to Seyi for her vision, passion, and dedication to Glitch. We wish her all the best in her future endeavours.

In August 2024, Seyi appointed well-known tech policy advocate tèmítópé lasade-anderson as Deputy Director to steer the organisation through a new phase and the development of a new strategy. Today, the Board of Trustees announces that we proudly appoint tèmítópé (temi) as Glitch’s new Executive Director.

temi brings over a decade of experience from roles at Mozilla Foundation, eyeo, and Global Citizen Foundation, as well as research expertise as an AHRC- funded PhD candidate at King’s College London, researching Black women’s digital intimacy. We are confident that under temi’s leadership, Glitch will continue to achieve enormous impact and advance change for safer, more inclusive online spaces.

As we embark on this new chapter we’d like to thank all Glitch’s staff, Funders, previous trustees, contractors and supporters – old and new – for being part of Glitch’s journey to hold platforms accountable directly, and push governments and regulators to hold Big Tech to account. We look forward to continuing to work with our partners and supporters during Glitch’s next chapter.

With best wishes
Glitch Board of Trustees