Social media platforms - Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter - are now going to 'improve their platforms' due to high levels of on-line abuse often directed at high-profile women.
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Why is this? Do men still see women as sex objects, who should be 'seen and not heard'? Do men still find so-called 'blue stocking' women threatening? Do men feel affronted by a woman being more successful, intelligent, better-educated than themselves?
With 45% of Gen Z women reporting abuse, what more can be done to stop the attempted oppression of their imputed equal right to have a view?
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For example, users will be able to block individuals from replying to their posts, without blocking them entirely. The companies will also be “reducing the burden on women by proactively reducing the amount of abuse they see”, but approaches will differ amongst the platforms. <snip> The commitments come after a year-long campaign by the World Wide Web Foundation which consulted with experts, governments and women affected by online abuse on solutions to the issue. As many as 28 per cent of women across the world have experienced online abuse, according to The Economist’s Intelligence Unit. The figure rises to 45 per cent for Gen Z and Millennial women. |
Why is this? Do men still see women as sex objects, who should be 'seen and not heard'? Do men still find so-called 'blue stocking' women threatening? Do men feel affronted by a woman being more successful, intelligent, better-educated than themselves?
With 45% of Gen Z women reporting abuse, what more can be done to stop the attempted oppression of their imputed equal right to have a view?
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