🔷 #SOMI Blog | 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

#AI-stripped, digitally abused and sexually exploited. This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to #OGBV. And yet, the phenomenon remains far from being dismantled.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 👉 somi.nl/en/digital-h...

Men Against Violence & Abuse on Instagram: "Image-based sexual abuse is not a scandal or a mistake. It is violence. Survivors deserve justice, dignity and support, not shame. Join the movement to end ... 29 likes, 0 comments - mava.india on December 9, 2025: "Image-based sexual abuse is not a scandal or a mistake. It is violence. Survivors deserve justice, dignity and support, not shame. Join the move...

'Men Against Violence and Abuse' created this awesome Instagram post from my longform article on image-based abuse published last year in FactorDaily.

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#IBA #IBSA #NCII #TFGBV #MAVA #VAW #OGBV #GBV

🚫No one should feel threatened or silenced on the internet!

📱Report incidents of #OGBV through our portal for legal, digital & psycho-social support!

🔗 ogbv.wougnet.org

#16DaysOfActivism

🟠 Day 10 | #16Days Of Activism

Today we share 3 #real stories of #OGBV collected by our #YGAF fellow Sajedeh, from digital stalking to fake accounts to coordinated attacks.

➡️ Swipe to read their lived experiences.

Online harm is real. Survivors deserve safety. 🧡

 #eyfcoe  #ACTtoEndViolence.

💻♀️✊#16daysForHerSafety
#OGBV: The Harm We Don’t See
🤫Let's speak up & promote #Accountability & #DigitalLiteracy: silence enables abusers.
Advocate Priya Gopalan sends a powerful message👇
📹 shorturl.at/mrOWN
#16Days #DigitalSafety #WomenDefenders #UNiTE #EndVAW

Comments on the draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 Submission made in response to the call for comments issused the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, on the draft amendment to the Information Technology (...

The draft amendment pertains to the regulation of #deepfake content.

We elucidate on the aspects of image-based abuse, among other topics. zenodo.org/records/1768...

#imagebasedabuse #iba #ibsa #tfgbv #ncii #ogbv #gbv #vaw

Have you, or someone you know, been trying to get an intimate image or video of yourself removed from a website? | CHAYN Have you, or someone you know, been trying to get an intimate image or video of yourself removed from a website? ➡️ We’re currently looking for survivors with ongoing cases to help us test our new to...

I often get requests to help survivors of image-based abuse with these takedowns. As much as I want to support each one, I don't always manage to do so in my personal time. I request survivors to make use of this avenue.

#IBA #NCII #IBSA #imagebasedabuse #TFGBV #OGBV #GBV #VAW

Is tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) truly a “tech” problem or is it, at its core, a social problem rooted in patriarchy and deeply ingrained gender norms? | Breakthrough Is tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) truly a “tech” problem or is it, at its core, a social problem rooted in patriarchy and deeply ingrained gender norms? To answer this multi-faceted q...

Notes from a recent webinar on tech-facilitated gender-based violence in which I was one of the panelists.

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#TFGBV #OGBV #GBV #VAW

It's pervasive and dangerous. Plenty of research (academic and practitioner works) cited in my article.
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#gender #disinformation #manosphere #gendereddisinformation #incels #currycels #feminism #misinformation #TFGBV #OGBV #GBV

🎙️ #CounteringHateSpeech Day is a reminder that hate speech results not only in direct violence and harassment, but also in self-censorship and trauma.

We dug more into this in our 'Alternate Realities, Alternate Internets' report. 👉 pollicy.org/research/alter…

#EndHateSpeech #DigitalRights #OGBV

The article ends with some of my recommended solutions.

#IBSA #IBA #TFGBV #OGBV #AI #GBV #feministAI

Takeaways and observations from one session in which I spoke and one that I co-organised at #Rightscon2025 and one session I conducted at Open Tech Camp held in Malaysia this year.

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#TFGBV #FeministAI #GBV #OGBV #Rightscon

Here’s What We Learned from Meri Trustline in 2023-24 Data & Insights from India's Trusted Online Safety Helpline

and a summary is here: mailchi.mp/517840609ef1...

#TFGBV #IBSA #IBA #OGBV #GBV #VAW

📚Read. Reflect. Recharge.

In Uganda, only 44% of women are online compared to 62% of men due to various factors including retrogressive laws & policies and increased #OGBV.

How do we address this staggering statistics?

Learn more: shorturl.at/aOf1V

#HerRightToKnow

🤔 Are you looking for your next watch?

Episode 2 of #HerRightToKnow talkshow in Rutooro is here! In this episode, we unpack the impact of #OGBV on women’s #FOE & A2I in rural communities!

🎬 Watch, Share & hit that Subscribe button.

🔗 youtu.be/AGz2tkURWhA?si…

Image-based abuse: When your photos and videos become tools of exploitation Called by different names — MMS scandal, revenge porn etc — image-based abuse is more rampant than we think. Here’s an important primer.

I wrote about this issue last year stating the reasons why hidden cameras and subsequent image-based abuse is so rampant in India and suggesting some solutions: citizenmatters.in/image-based-...

#IBSA #IBA #TFGBV #OGBV #GBV #VAW

IBSA incidents in India and impact on victims: Random sample Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is underreported in India like other sexual crimes. In the statistics published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the distribution of image-based abuse conte...

These are not standalone incidents.

Similar incidents happened last year in a cafe in Bengaluru and a university in Andhra Pradesh. And these are just the ones that made it to media reports and police records.

#IBSA #IBA #TFGBV #VAW #GBV #OGBV

Women and girls deserve equitable access to digital spaces and resources for their education, health, entertainment, information, networking, relationship and community-building, etc., and it is up to us all to remove barriers that hinder this access.

#PreventVAWG #EndVAWG #VAWG #TFGBV #OGBV

💭What resources or initiatives are needed to counter gendered disinformation against female journalists & politicians in Uganda?

Here are some views from female politicians on how we can create inclusive digital spaces free from #OGBV.

#CounteringGenderedDisinformation
@apc.org

OGBV disproportionately affects women, #LGBTQ+ individuals, and marginalized communities.

@sflcin.bsky.social’s OGBV Guide breaks down the complexities of #OGBV and offers practical solutions.

Get your free copy here: sflc.in/online-gende...

Available in Hindi, English, Malayalam and Marathi.

Busy days around #IWD2025! A year after the Directive on violence against women, I joined @feps-europe.eu to discuss #OGBV & platform accountability

At #EqualityInDigital, we explored women's role in tech, keeping in mind that innovation must respect rights, not fuel a race to the bottom
#IWD2025

Panel of 4 speakers at the European Parliament, sitting on stools in front of a blue background, with the host of the panel standing on the left next to a podium.

As we approach #IWD25, our Sec-Gen @ashaoallen.bsky.social spoke at a panel stressing the need for equality in digital at the European Parliament.

She highlighted the importance of addressing #OGBV through frameworks like the #DSA, and ensuring #AI respects fundamental rights.

The Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse calls for gender to be an integral part of the AI Action Summit (10.02.25) Joint statement from the governements of Australia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Iceland, Mexico, Republic of Korea, United (…)

💻 This #SaferInternetDay, we welcome the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse at the Global #AIActionSummit calling for AI policies that address gendered harms.

Ensuring #DigitalSafety means protecting everyone, especially children and young girls online.

#OGBV

Thread by @GenderITorg on Thread Reader App @GenderITorg: 🔧New: A two-part technical & legal guide for victim-survivors of image-based abuse, w focus on global majority. This comprehensive resource offers step-by-step guidance for content remov...

Thread from X about my latest publication (December 2024) on the topic of inage-based abuse.

#IBA #IBSA #TFGBV #OGBV #VAW

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Tackling The Continuing Arc Of Image Based Sexual Abuse : Rohini Lakshané : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Former Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna is in jail, accused of rape and sexual assault by multiple women, but thousands of videos of the alleged assaults...

Thread: "Tackling The Continuing Arc Of Image Based Sexual Abuse", my work emanating from the Prajwal Revanna case last year and its translations in Kannada and Bengali are now an e-book: archive.org/details/tack...

#IBSA #IBA #TFGBV #OGBV #GBV #VAW #PrajwalRevanna

Data Protection Day January 28, 2025 text over a blue background with connected locks, CDT Europe logo in the bottom right corner

🌍🔒 It’s #DataProtectionDay!

At CDT Europe, we work on advocating for safer online spaces, tackling issues such as #spyware and #OGBV.

💡 Let’s use this day to spark conversations about creating a safer, fairer digital world for everyone.

#DigitalRights #OnlineSafety #DataPrivacyDay

I wrote about securing the future for women and girls online for GenderIT, focusing on online violence. While #OGBV may originate online as harmless fun or banter, it frequently culminates offline, inflicting devastating consequences upon the victims & their families.

Thread: New publication

Image-Based Abuse: A Practical Technical Guide to Control The Spread of Content

genderit.org/articles/par...

#TFGBV #IBSA #IBA #NCII #OGBV

The Cost of Transgression: Gender, Sexuality and Online Violence in India This paper considers the findings for India from the Supporting a Safer Internet survey on online harms in 18 countries undertaken by the Centre for International Governance Innovation in partnership ...

New research: in 'The cost of transgression: Gender, sexuality and online violence in India', I try to make sense of the sometimes surprising, even confounding India findings of a global survey on online violence. #OGBV #feministinternet #India #CIGI www.cigionline.org/publications...

The Digital Media Environment in Indonesia: Online Gender-Based Violence - ABC International Development Digital Media Environment in Indonesia: Online Gender-Based Violence Study looks at the topic of online gender-based violence against journalists, particularly women, which has become a growing concer...

Digital Media Environment in Indonesia: Online #GenderBasedViolence Study found significant % of women journalists subjected to #OGBV such as private message harassment, abuse, surveillance & image-based abuse. Sexism, disbelief & victim-blaming stop women speaking out
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