At the Generation Equality Forum, major social networks pledged to take specific steps to improve women’s experiences online. This includes being given greater control over comments within their posts and reporting methods.
We agree that being a woman on the internet is not easy at all. having to face often inappropriate commentswith hateful messages from strangers or constantly paying attention to what we share is the daily life of half of the population on social networks. Not only them: Ethnic, religious and other minorities also hostile behavior against them.
This Thursday, the UN Generation Equality Forum was held following a report by WWWF focusing on: Gender-based violence and abuse on the internet. Following the enlightening findings presented, Google, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok, “To reduce the burden on women by being proactive against the abuse they experience”, Especially “Developing better ways for women to stay safe online”. That’s why social networks review privacy settings and security tools.
Will women soon be safer on social networks?
“While we have made recent progress in giving people more control over managing their security, we know there is still much work to be done.”, admits Vijaya Gadde, head of Twitter’s legal department. According to the second, hateful behavior “It hurts those targeted and undermines healthy conversations and the role Twitter plays in expressing and sharing ideas where people – regardless of their views or perspectives – can be heard.”.
While they have yet to expand on the exact tools they will put in place to provide a safe space for women, several ways have already been outlined by companies. In particular, the following question will be asked: Get more control over comments It allows them to choose who can interact with their content. It may also be possible to make an offer. Better management of reportsIt allows you to follow the treatment process while providing further assistance.
TikTok has recently strengthened its moderation techniques to combat hateful comments. “Many changes will be tested in the coming months to address these priorities and make TikTok a safer place for women.” Facebook, on the other hand, said that it is happy to cooperate with other companies on the development of new methods. Improving internet experiences.
Source : Border
