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Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Women who speak out must be exterminated': the rising tide of digital violence facing Ethiopian activists

Yordanos Bezabih, an Ethiopian women's rights activist, faces severe online threats and has left Ethiopia for her safety.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Robinson and Farage's civil war' narrative is warping voters' minds. How is any government supposed to counter it? | John Harris

We see wild parties, holidays, weddings, family outings and close-knit friendship groups, wrote one Guardian journalist in 2015. She went on: Apart from commemorating a deceased person's life, you'll be hard pushed to find a really bad moment in your feed. Here, it seemed, was a modern iteration of the opium always purveyed by free-market capitalism, resulting in a constant stream of personal happiness and precious little recognition of life's more difficult aspects: social strife, inequality, disagreement.
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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

When Violence Goes Viral

Graphic violent content spreads rapidly online, exposing children and teens to trauma that harms mental health; adult connection and media literacy can mitigate harm.
Digital life
fromPoynter
6 months ago

The human cost of witnessing violence online - Poynter

Early, accidental exposure to graphic violence online can produce lasting vicarious trauma, and social platforms enable rapid, wide distribution of such harmful content.
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