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Sexual violence should never be the goal of a video game
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect people against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. **Trigger warning** The following article describes graphic scenes of sexual violence in video ...
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How AI will make the world safer for sex workers and their clients
Sex worker rights are human rights. That's why it's time to put our technology to work making the world a safer place for ...
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This Google project visualizes the global effect of #MeToo's first year
The #MeToo movement is one year old and Me Too Rising, a Google product, visualizes the movement's global effect from October ...
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Someone turned BrettKavanaugh.com into a resource for sexual assault survivors
Brett Kavanaugh never bought a domain with his name in it. So an organization has bought the BrettKavanaugh.com URL to list ...
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Deepfakes are being weaponized to silence women — but this woman is fighting back
Noelle Martin, a 24-year old, has had a six-year long battle with deepfakes after an anonymous predators stole and sexually-exploited ...
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The 'female blackout' protest didn't work — it silenced women
A viral post flooded women's direct messages on Facebook urging them to leave Facebook for the day and "black out" their ...
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Sext-shaming won't stop revenge porn — and it's sexist
The Dutch police have called on young people to stop sexting completely. This announcement came as a solution to prevent ...
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This Instagram account documents the disturbing truth of online dating as a woman
The Instagram account, @byefelipe, is dedicated to publicaly shaming abusive trolls from online dating sites such as OkCupid ...
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South Korean women protest against growing epidemic of spycam porn
South Korean women took to the streets of Seoul and protested against the issue of spycam porn. The hidden filming devices ...
