Web Utopia Lost: Where Do We Go From Here
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The document discusses the initial optimism surrounding the internet as a tool for communication and empowerment, contrasted with the rise in online harassment, particularly against women. It highlights a Pew Research Center study indicating high levels of online violence and differing perceptions of its severity among various demographics. The author emphasizes the need for legislative action, improved online safety measures, and a more diverse monitoring workforce to combat harassment.
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Web Utopia Lost: Where Do We Go From Here
- 1. Web Utopia Lost: Where do We Go from here? Shireen Mitchell Founder, Digital Sisters Stop Online Violence Against Women @digitalsista
- 2. Web Utopia and the Future1
- 3. The belief that online communication is in itself emancipatory, and that the Internet favors the oppressed rather than the oppressor – has accompanied the Internet from its beginnings. "The Internet's ability to network human beings is its very life's blood. It fosters communication, collaboration, sharing, helpfulness, and community... The ideas, information, and applications now launching on Web sites around the world capitalize on the transparency, usability, and accessibility that the internet was born to deliver" – Douglas Rushoff The Utopia
- 4. Pew Research Center released a study showing that “[a]s of August 2017, two- thirds (67%) of Americans report that they get at least some of their news on social media
- 5. Social Media Spans the Globe “Here Comes Everybody”2
- 6. 1. Thank you
- 7. 3 The Darkside: Everybody Is HERE!
- 8. 2009 The Twitter Revolution #IranElection
- 9. Example of header The Utopia begins to burst but the focus is on celebrities, high profile accounts, after the apparent horror of harassing her in her moment of grief.
- 11. 5 Online Violence At An All Time High
- 12. 62% say they consider online harassment to be a major problem. 67% of 18- to 29-year-olds have been the target 41% experiencing severe harassment online. 45% of Americans say it is more important to let people speak their minds freely online. 53% feels that it is more important for people to feel welcome and safe online. 49% think law enforcement should play a major role. Pew 2017 Study Online Harassment
- 13. Political views: Pew 14% vs SOVAW 32 % Religious views: Pew 5% vs SOVAW 21% Youth experience harassment Pew: 67% - SOVAW 10% Law enforcement don't take these threats seriously: Pew 43% - SOVAW 84% Pew Research Center 73% of men 18 -29 think online harassment is taken too seriously. 83% of women 18 -29 online harassment is a major problem. Stop Online Violence Against Women 84% Platforms don't take these threats seriously. 94% Legislators don't take these threats seriously. Pew vs SOVAW
- 14. #INBOUND17
- 16. 6 Utopia Lost: New Normal
- 17. #INBOUND17 There is no tech fix for human behavior Code of conduct development & implementation Everyone needs to protect themselves online Legislative and internal policies are need Law enforcement needs to take an active role Diversify those "humans" that are monitoring for harassment. "Perhaps most striking, those with severe harassment experiences show a high tendency to intervene when they see others going through similar situations 63%" (Pew 2017 From Utopia to Reality