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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
On the BBC lunchtime news, the head of Ofcom (the new media regulator) was reported as saying that site owners must do much more to protect women online from inappropriate online comments, as they are one of the groups most likely to be a victim of this sort of behaviour. Women receive more online abuse than men online and are more distressed by it.
A young folk singer who uses the internet to promote her music described some of the comments she has received as a relentless, distressing and scary pile on.
It's report found that only 42% of women felt confident about speaking freely online:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017xxh |
So she's worked hard to created a platform for herself to voice her 'opinions' and for her music. Maybe if she kept her opinions to herself and just concentrated on her music she might be a lot better off.
As for the other 58%, I doubt that's got much to do with online abuse.