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Proactive action against online abuse

Because online abuse is about silencing it’s targets, it is more likely to happen after a media appearance, debate or event. It can be exhausting and traumatic for victims to report abuse to platform providers because many require each individual message to be reported separately. Parties should anticipate events that might result in online abuse and consider providing proactive support to women doing media appearances.

Actions parties might want to consider recruiting a ‘screening team’ to view, screen shot, and sort abusive messages either to report to the social media company or the police. This may result in the victim seeing fewer abusive messages and can promote digital self care.

You could also consider:

  • Having peer support or buddy system for people experiencing online abuse
  • Training a group of members in mental health first aid
  • Offering counselling support for members who are like likely to receive abuse.
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