Totem is an online learning platform for journalists and activists. The platform has been designed to be safe and secure. It collects minimal data about users.
On Totem you can find various courses, about digital security and online investigations. Here are a few examples of courses on using the internet for better research.
- How the internet works
The internet is a complex and diverse infrastructure. We break down the fundamentals. - How to bypass internet censorship
This course explains how to stop censorship stopping you, and how you can improve your online privacy and security.
- Social media research
How to discover and verify information posted on the social media platform Instagram. - Desk research
Find documents and numbers, optimise your Google Search results, and search for specific courses. - Field research
We address how field research can benefit you and discuss risks in conducting field investigations in a repressive environment.
For further information and examples of using Totem for digital security training, see also this page in the Safety Resource Guide.