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How to Counter Cyber Violence Against Women Worldwide

March 7, 2025

Many women experience hate and threats of violence on social media, especially politicians, many of whom suffer insults and verbal abuse. But why do these patterns keep repeat themselves? And how can we stop it?

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Gloria Orwoba from Kenya, Supriya Shrinate from India and Myriam Bregman from Argentina fight against online hate speech.
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How woman politicians deal with hate speech

Cyber violence against women politicians is increasing globally. Gloria Orwoba from Kenya, Myriam Bregman from Argentina, and Supriya Shrinate from India know this too well. But they refuse to back down.

 

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Global online hate: sexism over critical thinking

Worldwide, politically active women experience online hate globally. The criticism has mostly to do with their private lives. It often comes with threats of sexual or physical violence. This follows a global pattern of intimidation.

 

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Countering hate speech with AI

German politician Franziska Brandmann experiences a lot of hate and threats on social media. Her start-up So Done helps those affected to filter out punishable online comments, using AI.

 

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Does AI know what is punishable?

Some countries allow people to be reported for their online hate comments. AI can help, by finding the insults that are punishable by law. Data scientist Marcel Schliebs explains how this works.

 

 

 

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