Online sexual harassment is a particularly alarming form of harassment on social media.
It occurs when a person uses the online medium to make sexually explicit comments, send spam, or harass someone in a sexual way. Recognizing sexual harassment online is critical to taking action to ensure the safety of everyone who uses social media.
Online sexual harassment can take many different forms, some of which are quite subtle. Some examples of sexual harassment online include:
- Sexually explicit comments on social media posts.
- Unwanted sexual solicitations through private messages.
- Sending explicit images or videos without the consent of the other person.
- Sending persistent text messages or emails of a sexual nature.
- Create fake profiles to harass someone sexually.
If you notice that you are being sexually harassed online, it is important to take steps to protect yourself and ensure your safety. Here are some practical tips for dealing with sexual harassment online:
- Block the person who is harassing you to prevent them from sending you any more messages or emails.
- Report sexual harassment to the appropriate social media platform.
- If the harassment is especially severe, consider reporting it to the authorities.
- Talk to someone you trust, like a friend or family member, for emotional support.
Remember that you are not alone. Online sexual harassment can be a difficult experience, but there are steps you can take to protect yourself. If you suspect that someone you know is being sexually harassed online, don’t hesitate to offer your support and help. Together we can make social media a safe place for everyone.
According to the Secretariat for Women, this is how cyber violence against women is defined:
- Violate the privacy of women by filtering images and/or videos either by performing a sexual act or displaying their semi-naked or naked body, without their consent.
- Sow false rumors and defame a woman with the purpose of damaging her reputation and seek to embarrass her in her social network before her family, friends and/or acquaintances.
- Create false profiles and/or usurp someone’s identity to upload photos, make offensive comments or even sexual offers.
- Denigrating women by spreading photos, “memes” and/or recordings where they seek to intimidate, assault, humiliate or ridicule, denigrate. Likewise, filming acts of violence through cell phones or digital cameras in which a female person is hit, assaulted, yelled at, or chased.
- Stalked or stalked a woman’s posts, comments, photos, and all kinds of information on her social media accounts. This modality can go from a simple inquiry to the desire to interact with the victim to intimidate and sexually harass her.
- Harassment and threats by sending images with sexual content and/or aggressive and harassing messages in email accounts, telephone messaging or social networks of the victims; as well as intimidating a woman with the intention of hitting her, sexually abusing her and/or killing her if she does not agree to her wishes.
Fountain:
https://www.semujeres.cdmx.gob.mx/violencia-cibernetica-contra-mujeres/identificala