Online Misogyny and Gendered Cyberhate
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This week Dr Emma A. Jane and Dr Nicole A. Vincent explore the escalation of online misogyny and gendered cyberhate, including trolling, doxing, ‘revenge porn’, deep fakes and sextortion. We discuss Gamergate, the targeting of women in media, politics and tech, and how perpetrators are not deterred by decreasing online anonymity. Facing a lack of legal remedies, we discuss the role of technology and individual ‘digilante’ tactics (naming and shaming) in capturing, tracking and bringing accountabilit
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