UN strategy for dealing with "digital violence"

SpicyTigerPrawn · 2025-11-26T15:43:00+00:00

Scammers and blackmailers have pivoted toward targeting boys because they have no support networks, no sympathy from society, are easier to manipulate into risky behavior, and are more likely to kill themselves than to speak out when under duress. We fall all over ourselves to protect women and girls from every possible threat, but a boy who admits he's been manipulated into doing something risky or shameful is ignored or victim blamed.

Specific_Detective41 · 2025-11-26T14:38:32+00:00

Full link: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166452[https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166452](https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166452)

TheMetal0xide · 2025-11-26T18:31:25+00:00

The reality is that the powers in charge don't like men talking. More men talking = more men dropping out = losing the "expendable" workforce. So cherry-pick extreme examples from incel forums and random social media crazies and weaponise that against any man who goes against the "narrative".

jessi387 · 2025-11-26T15:28:27+00:00

How can “violence” be digital ? If you think that’s possible, you don’t know the reality of violence.

Tardigrade_Disco · 2025-11-26T21:28:47+00:00

When feminists talk about violence towards women, and how all women experience it, we forget that many of them consider words on a screen as "violence." And throw that into the pot of statistics.

eldred2 · 2025-11-26T18:38:29+00:00

Silencing dissent is a pillar of fascism.

alterumnonlaedere · 2025-11-26T22:07:31+00:00

It's that time of year again and it looks like this year's focus is "digital violence". Expect a lot more articles and media stories over the next fortnight - 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

Online and digital spaces should empower women and girls. Yet every day, for millions of women and girls, the digital world has become a minefield of harassment, abuse, and control.

What can start small, on screens – a message, a comment, or a post – can quickly spiral into a torrent of threats and violence in real life. Private photos are stolen without consent. Lies spread in a matter of seconds. Locations are tracked. AI is weaponized to create deepfakes designed to shame and silence women.

This 16 Days of Activism (25 November – 10 December) join us as we rally for a world where technology is a force for equality – not harm.

Emotional-Self-8387 · 2025-11-27T16:53:07+00:00

If your mental health is that threatened by an anonymous clown on Twitter saying “repeal the 19th”, it’s probably a sign that you’re addicted to social media

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