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"Following an emergency meeting of the National Cabinet this week, Prime
Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a raft of measures to tackle the
problem of gender-based violence.
Among these is a program to help women leave their abusive partners, an “age
assurance” trial to prevent children accessing pornography and other
age-inappropriate material, and a “counter-influencer” program to tackle
extreme misogynistic online content.
The latter is a relatively new measure when it comes to curbing Australia’s
gender-based violence problem. According to Albanese, it will:
specifically include a counter-influencing campaign in online spaces where
violent and misogynistic content thrives, to directly challenge the material
in the spaces it’s being viewed.
Research shows technology-facilitated abuse is both prevalent and pernicious.
But what do we know about the specific impacts of being exposed to misogynistic
content online? And is an online solution the best way to address the problem?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
