A Platformed Response to Hate Speech Against Women
Exploring the rampant issue of online sex-based vilification of women and why digital platforms need to appropriately respond to it in ways that meaningfully mitigate its harms.
Exploring the rampant issue of online sex-based vilification of women and why digital platforms need to appropriately respond to it in ways that meaningfully mitigate its harms.
An epidemic of hate plagues our online spaces, triggered by the profit-fueled, lawless algorithms of Big Tech. A law that will mandate strict content moderation systems to curb hate speech on the internet is the need of the hour.
What must we do to reclaim the emancipatory potential of social media for feminist transformation?
Online publics, much like their offline counterparts, can be misogynistic and sexist. Effective feminist interventions into legal frameworks are necessary to reclaim these spaces.