Online spaces should be safe for all, but they’re not for women and girls

Technology-facilitated gender-based violence, non-consensual intimate imagery and deepfakes, harassment, and more are amplified by digital platforms and generative AI. This is the new frontier of violence against women, and these harms do not remain confined online.
Rechie Valdez
Minister of Women and Gender Equality Rechie Valdez. This fall, the government has an opportunity with the Digital Safety Act to ensure women, girls and gender-diverse people have the right safeguards to participate fully and safely online.

Every year, it becomes harder and harder to be a fully participating member of society without engaging online at the same time. Our checklist for preserving democracy needs to include online spaces which are safe for everyone to participate. 

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