Dynamic resource aims to help prevent online gender-based violence

With Internet usage not decreasing but rather increasing even post-pandemic, OGBV has been on the rise and even evolved into new and different forms. Photo: Freepik

A stranger sends you a picture of his privates via an Instagram DM (direct/private message). Your intimate partner shares your nude photo to his friends in a Telegram group chat. You receive rape threats on your private Twitter page and your personal details are leaked online.

These, according to Kryss Network’s OGBV Resource Toolkit, are examples of online gender based violence (OGBV), which has been defined as “any act of targeted harassment and prejudice against women that is committed, assisted or aggravated by the use of information and communication technology (such as mobile phones, Internet, social media platforms, email)”.