Tipping point: Online violence impacts, manifestations and redress in the AI age
Posetti, J., Williams, K., Hellmueller, L. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-6609-9395 , Renaud, P. ORCID: 0000-0002-5615-3474, Shabbir, N. & Aboulez, N. (2026).
Tipping point: Online violence impacts, manifestations and redress in the AI age.
New York: UN Women.
Abstract
Targeted online violence against women in public life is increasingly technologically sophisticated and damaging, triggering alarming rates of mental health diagnosis, heightened self-censorship, and more frequent escalation to law enforcement.
For women human rights defenders and activists, journalists and media workers, and writers and other public communicators, online violence is often deliberate and coordinated, aiming to silence them while undermining their professional credibility and personal reputations.
| Publication Type: | Report |
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| Additional Information: | © 2026 UN Women. This work is available open access by complying with the Creative Commons license created for inter-governmental organizations, available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/. |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| Departments: | School of Communication & Creativity School of Communication & Creativity > Department of Journalism |
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