At least 64 out of every 100 women in Bangladesh encounter violence in cyberspace, resulting in severe mental health consequences for the majority of the victims, speakers told a policy dialogue yesterday.
Every day, women of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds become victims of online harassment and abuse in the form of trolling, bullying, hacking, cyber pornography
Online harassment can range from hate speech and verbal abuse to (threat of) circulation of doctored photos and videos. In worst cases, perpetrators record rape in the form of video and photographs and then use it to extort or silence the victim.
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