Online Sexism: Virtual Abuse, Real Threat (part 1) - #The51Percent
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Channel: FRANCE 24 English · 2014 · News & Politics
In the first part of this week's program, we look at the issue of policing the digital space from abusive, offensive and threatening behaviour. Nathalie Dreyfus, a lawyer and consultant on digital legislation, joins us in the studio to talk about the consequences of a landmark case in the UK. Feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez used social networks as a platform last year, in order to lobby the Bank of England to put a woman on their banknotes. Yet her initiative was marred by the torrent of online abuse it generated, including serious rape and death threats. How is European and international law rising to the challenges of virtual threats that have become very real? By Stéphanie CHEVAL , Olivia SALAZAR WINSPEAR , Kate ROUSSEAU 51% is a new program devoted to the women and men who get things moving in a world that is still largely dominated by the male gender. FRANCE 24 L'ACTUALITE INTERNATIONALE 24H/24 http://www.france24.com
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