TED Talks Daily Beyond the Talk: Deja Foxx on finding alternative online spaces
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Oct 6, 2025 Deja Foxx, a digital strategist and youth activist known for her work on reproductive rights, discusses the innovative power of teen girls amid online censorship. She shares her viral experience at a town hall and emphasizes the necessity of creating alternative online spaces that empower women. Foxx highlights platforms like DM and Sunroom that uplift female voices. Diving into her journey from local activism to political campaigns, she encourages young people to engage in civics and share their experiences to foster change.
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Viral Confrontation That Launched Her
- At 16 Deja Foxx confronted a senator who voted to cut birth control funding and the clip went viral overnight.
- That moment moved her from private life to a public role and launched her decade of activism.
Platform Design Shapes Who Can Speak
- Digital architecture reflects builders' biases and shapes who gets to be a storyteller.
- Platforms designed by men did not intend to democratize public discourse for teen girls like Deja.
Women Are Building Alternative Platforms
- Women are building alternative platforms to respond to censorship and commodification of female bodies.
- These spaces surface reproductive information and monetize creators on more equitable terms.