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Many young women and girls report facing gender-based violence online. Appropriate responses need to be created within this dire landscape. (Shutterstock)

Addressing online gender violence requires both culture and policy change

Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University; Esteban Morales, University of Groningen; Kaitlynn Mendes, Western University, and Yimin Chen, RMIT University

Everyone — from academics to policymakers to the public — needs to think about how we can address toxic beliefs to create long-lasting change and foster safer online communities.
Technology-facilitated sexual violence encompasses non-consensual sexual imagery like deepfakes and unsolicited dick pics, gendered harassment and cyberstalking, as well as networks of misogyny on social media. (Shutterstock)

Tackling digital sexual violence in Canada requires updated policies and procedures

Yimin Chen, Royal Roads University; Chandell Gosse, Cape Breton University; Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University, and Kaitlynn Mendes, Western University

When violence prevention policies and programs don’t reflect how it unfolds in today’s networked and digitally-connected world, they cannot be effective.

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