Study shows shocking scale of online abuse against women

The largest-ever study into online abuse against women has discovered black women and female journalists are the primary targets of abusive tweets.

Study shows shocking scale of online abuse against women
Tue, 18 Dec, 2018 - 10:46
Digital Desk staff

The largest-ever study into online abuse against women has discovered black women and female journalists are the primary targets of abusive tweets.

Amnesty International carried out research covering 228,000 tweets across the UK and USA in 2017.

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