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Quick hits: August 2021
Worldwide 38% of women have been abused online. The percentage rises to 45% for Generation Z and Millennials, the youngest and most connected. For women of color and those in the LGBTQ + community, abuse is often worse.
Web giants against online abuse of women
Worldwide 38% of women have been abused online. The percentage rises to 45% for Generation Z and Millennials, the youngest and most connected. For women of color and those in the LGBTQ + community, abuse is often worse. And the consequences can be devastating, causing mental and sometimes physical damage as unfortunately the news shows us.
That’s why four web giants - Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok - have pledged to review their online moderation and reporting systems to address abuse of women on their platforms.
The commitment came during the Global Forum for Gender Equality convened by the United Nations in Paris, and is led by the World Wide Web Foundation, an association co-founded by one of the fathers of the Internet Tim Berners Lee.
The push also comes from a letter signed by over 200 women around the world, from former heads of state to global leaders, from sport women to activists, who have appealed to social media to correct persistent weaknesses in
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