Online Misogyny
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Treading Water in an Ocean of Hate
Social Media In recent weeks I have noticed several friends and family members on Facebook posting racist material and conspiracy theory videos. Sometimes they add their own vitriolic message to the post, insulting the intelligence of people who dare disagree with them. Do they recognise themselves as propagators of online hate? Is online hate more…
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Alarming Misogyny on Twitter
As part of our May 2020 campaign of stopping online Misogyny, this briefing looks at the proliferation of misogynistic content across Twitter. The platform’s ease of use has enabled misogynistic content to be highly accessible and shared. The examples herein are egregious, with many promoting sexual and physical violence against women, in addition to espousing…
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Revenge Pornography Study
The Online Hate Prevention Institute has been contacted by researchers at Bond University who are conducting a study into Revenge Pornography. While the Online Hate Prevention Institute is not involved in this research, we believe it is important and encourage participation in the survey by people who are 18 or older and who have experienced naked pictures…
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Revenge Porn: What the law must do
In a shocking incident discussed in a Senate Inquiry, a young woman shared how her abusive partner coerced her into having sex with a prostitute and then shared the images of it on pornographic websites. The incident is the latest in the growing “Revenge Porn” phenomena, where young girls and women have their sexually explicit and…
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Report Misogyny & Abuse on Twitter
Win! This account has since been suspended. Thanks to all who reported this account. This briefing highlights a misogynistic and abusive Twitter account. The Twitter account holder is directing highly abusive and misogynistic tweets at other women on Twitter, particularly those who identify as feminists. His tweets also speak of people with disabilities in an…
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WIN: misogynistic bullying account terminated
Yesterday we shared Carla’s tale of a misogynistic bully. Over 730 of you helped us share the story far and wide. Thank you for your support for Carla and of our work in exposing this hate. At the Online Hate Prevention Institute we have a policy against publishing the personal details, including names and photographs,…
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Social Media Violence Against Women: Carla’s tale of a misogynistic bully
When people speak of bullying, all too often the conversation is limited to young people and schools. Yes, children and young adults do face bullying both in school and online, but they aren’t the only victims of cyber-bullying. Work place bullying is also a serious issue and can occur both at work and after hours…
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Report YouTube video promoting violence against women
This briefing highlights the misogynistic video “Is It Okay To Hit a Woman? YES, If You Support Gender Equality (Ray Rice Elevator Knock Out)” on YouTube. It was uploaded has on September 9, 2014 and has been viewed 261,282 times since. It has also received 5,001 thumbs ups as against 428 thumbs downs. The video…
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External resources on Online Misogyny
Misogyny is defined as hatred of women and entrenched prejudice against women. Misogyny is used to harass women in various ways online. It is not just celebrities who are victimized, it is also happening to ordinary women around the world. The first way is to cause direct reputational damage to women such as slut-shaming, revenge…
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Report “Rape Joke” Facebook group
Update 16 June 2015 We’re disappointed, and fankly a little shocked, to see that on review Facebook have again rejected our report of the group “Its Not Rape If You Holler Surprise”. The group made by secondary school children 5 years ago is inactive, but sends a negative message which still shows up on Facebook…