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WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE?
Technology-facilitated gender-based violence is “any act that is committed, assisted, aggravated or amplified by the use of information communication technologies or other digital tools which results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological, social, political or economic harm or other infringements of rights and freedoms. (UN, 2023)
Digital, or online, gender-based violence refers to acts of gender-based violence committed, instigated, or aggravated, in part or entirely, by the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), social networking platforms and email. (APC 2015)
There is still no global consensus on the definition of digital gender-based violence. However, it happens when it is committed and spread through digital media, against a woman -for being a woman-, or when it affects women disproportionately. (UN Women, 2020)
This violence causes psychological and emotional damage, reinforces prejudice, damages reputation, causes economic loss and poses barriers to participation in public life. It can also lead to sexual and other forms of physical violence. (Luchadoras 2017)
Guide on technology-facilitated gender-based violence.

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