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Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

UN warns women in public life face increasingly sophisticated online violence

Women in public life face increasing online violence, exacerbated by AI, anonymity, and lack of accountability, threatening their presence and rights in digital spaces.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Women who speak out must be exterminated': the rising tide of digital violence facing Ethiopian activists

Yordanos Bezabih, an Ethiopian women's rights activist, faces severe online threats and has left Ethiopia for her safety.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Robinson and Farage's civil war' narrative is warping voters' minds. How is any government supposed to counter it? | John Harris

We see wild parties, holidays, weddings, family outings and close-knit friendship groups, wrote one Guardian journalist in 2015. She went on: Apart from commemorating a deceased person's life, you'll be hard pushed to find a really bad moment in your feed. Here, it seemed, was a modern iteration of the opium always purveyed by free-market capitalism, resulting in a constant stream of personal happiness and precious little recognition of life's more difficult aspects: social strife, inequality, disagreement.
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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
7 months ago

When Violence Goes Viral

Graphic violent content spreads rapidly online, exposing children and teens to trauma that harms mental health; adult connection and media literacy can mitigate harm.
Digital life
fromPoynter
7 months ago

The human cost of witnessing violence online - Poynter

Early, accidental exposure to graphic violence online can produce lasting vicarious trauma, and social platforms enable rapid, wide distribution of such harmful content.
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