#METOO movement for womens rights and Complete Internet security guide for womens

Have you ever been harassed in the street? Received a rude message in a dating application? Has a co-worker made a comment that was not right about your appearance?
You are not the only one.

With the #MeToo movement, it is easy to log in to Twitter or Facebook and see the number of women who are victims of sexual harassment. Whether in person or online, women everywhere have suffered in one way or another. And with all the new ways of communicating that the Internet has opened, online harassment is more frequent than ever.
You are not the only one. 


 According to a study by the Pew Research Center, most of the abuse on the Internet takes place in social networks. Although men are also subject to harassment on the Internet, which includes insults, teasing and physical threats, the study concluded that women are more than twice as likely to suffer sexual harassment on the Internet as men.

In addition, more than half of women between 18-29 claim to have received explicit sexual images without their consent.

This figure is growing, and although 70% of women consider online bullying a serious problem, not many know how to avoid it.

Women often suffer simply because they are women. The attacks are usually sexual or misogenic, and the rhetoric tends to focus on their bodies and be sexual violence. This damages both physically and emotionally, and women tend to be intimidated and respond silently, preferring to ignore the issue to put themselves at greater risk.

However, there are ways to protect yourself.   

This guide is written with the intention of empowering women so they can surf the Internet without fear. In it we talk about common facts in which women are subject to harassment in their daily lives (on social networks, at work, on a date ...) and offer advice on how to take control.

 It is important to mention that part of the advice shown here recommends anonymity instead of risking being an objective. Although it might seem that it is the opposite of encouraging them to express themselves, we believe that all women should choose for themselves.

Our job is to offer you the tools you need to do it.

We hope this guide encourages women everywhere to defend themselves and protect themselves, and to stand up to face sexual harassment both online and offline.

 Harassment in social networks :

 Most of the online harassment takes place in social networks, which makes sense given the time we spend today on these platforms. Broad social networks combined with anonymity give rise to a reality in which anything you post, tweet or share exposes you to potential abuse.

Below we delve into the most popular social media platforms and show you how to protect yourself from heavy, trolls and stalkers

Twitter : 

Due to its public nature, Twitter is one of the social networks where harassment takes place the most. And we don't talk only about celebrities and public personalities; There are countless stories of ordinary people who have been attacked, often simply by expressing their opinion regarding political or feminist issues.

In fact, Amnesty International published a report criticizing Twitter for not taking appropriate measures regarding harassment of women. The study shows dozens of women who report the abuse they suffered on Twitter, many citing unacceptable responses from the social network after reporting the incidents.

Often the result is usually silence, choosing women to simply not stand up for fear of receiving even more harassment. Many women end up censoring themselves or leaving the platform; For some people, especially journalists and activists, this can be detrimental to their careers.

Things reached a high point in October 2017 when a series of allegations of sexual assault by famous people appeared under the viral hashtag #MeToo. The hashtag, used by women to identify themselves as victims of harassment and / or sexual assault, circulated throughout Twitter in a matter of hours and made it very clear how frequent these incidents are.

A short time later, the account of actress Rose McGower was temporarily suspended after having tweeted a series of allegations against sexual predator Harvey Weinstein and several Hollywood big fish that she claimed to be allowed. The service violation cited that one of his tweets included a private telephone number.

But with so many abusive tweets against women that don't end up in suspended accounts, many women had enough. The resulting anger resulted in the hashtag #WomenBoycottTwitter, which encouraged women to boycott the platform for a day in solidarity.

Twitter claims to have improved its abuse reporting system, but the problem still exists; however, there are measures that women can take to reduce the chances of being targeted for harassment.

 Instagram and SnapChat

 Photos were not the only thing that changed when Instagram was launched in 2010 and SnapChat in 2012. Internet harassment did too.

When making your public photos, anyone can comment on them. Although it is difficult to understand why someone would spend their time being a troll, there are people who spend the day looking for photos to insult other people. Public humiliating comments and DMs (the Instagram version of private messages) with vulgar and explicit language plague millions of accounts every day.

In addition to trolling, many women are susceptible to “revenge porn,” penis photos, and other explicit non-consensual photography.

With different techniques you can fight back and even prevent some of these scenarios from occurring. Yes, trolls and morons will find a way to attack you if they are persistent enough, but by taking the following steps you can make it much more difficult.

 Internet dating and sexual harassment

 Kylie * had been chatting with Marco for a month after connecting to OKCupid, but they hadn't met in person yet. One night, after an hour of increasingly flirtatious messages, Marco suggested moving on to a more visual contact - he wanted to have sex via Skype.

The next day, Kylie was horrified when one of her friends called her to tell her that she had received a recording of the encounter. An hour later, Kylie received a message from Marco: either he paid or the recording would be sent to more people in his social circle.

In the world of online dating is where women are most vulnerable to cyber sexual harassment.

This is because, unlike most social networks, dating sites are where you go with the specific purpose of meeting strangers and potentially having intimate contact. While in other websites strict privacy settings can act as a shield, on the dating websites these ways of keeping you safe would result in another lonely Saturday night.

Although dating applications are supposed to be fun, they are also famous for leading to some rather awkward encounters.

For example, Esme * met Raphael in the Happn app. After chatting in the app, the conversation went to WhatsApp, but when Esme took a look at her profile picture, she realized that Raphael was different and her profile did not match that of the dating app. Not wanting a confrontation, Esme told Raphael that she had some personal issues to discuss before being ready to meet in person. Instead of accepting his explanation, he began bombarding her with aggressive questions about where he was and with whom.

In the end, Esme ended up blocking and denouncing Happn. Knowing that he would look for her on social networks, Esme also blocked him on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. And when he tried to call her, he also blocked her number. Whether Raphael finally understood (unlikely) or simply found it too difficult to maintain contact, Esme was able to stop the abuse - but not all women have this luck.

What happened to Esme is known as catfishing - when someone pretends to be someone else on the Internet using fake photos and profiles. Although Esme was able to see that the person in the Happen profile was different from the person in the WhatsApp profile, most catfishers are smart enough to better hide their tracks.

Similarly, it is quite easy to become an accomplice of a catfisher without knowing it. Consider the case of Cori *, for example. One day he received a call from a friend telling him that his Facebook profile picture was being used in another person's dating profile. Cori denounced the false profile and it was deleted, but who knows how many people saw his face and the information until then?

Unfortunately, there is no way to meet people on the Internet and at the same time be sure that you will never be a victim. However, there are ways to protect yourself.

Sexting seguro

Most adults are familiar with safe sex, but they certainly do not devote the same care to having safe sexting.

This is especially important today because sexting is increasingly popular. In fact, according to one study, almost half of the adults surveyed claimed to practice sexting.

However, the fact that many people do so does not mean that they have no risks. The stories of "revenge porn" and hacks that have exposed intimate photos are very common. It is not difficult to imagine how it could affect your professional and personal life that your intimate photos fell into the wrong hands.

The easy answer would be to tell you to stop sexting, but we are not going to do that. Sexting can be a fun and rewarding part of your relationship or private life and we are not here to avoid good times.

What we are going to do is offer you some simple tips on how to do it safely. Some will seem common sense, but we will also delve into more technical solutions so you can relax when your smartphone starts to heat up. 

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