Cyber harassment via social networks, media, and other online channels is an everyday reality for too many people, and the problem is getting worse.
It might seem inevitable, as people are spending more and more time online, but Matthieu Boutard, Managing Director at Bodyguard, a French technology start-up that protects users against cyber-bullying, hate speech and toxic content online, believes that to understand what is fueling the rise of cyber harassment, we should look at the current social and economic context.
“The Covid-19 pandemic’s social restrictions, repeated lockdowns, travel and movement limitations have led to isolation, job loss, increased stress, and anxiety in people. These have, in turn, led to high levels of frustration, as well as a stronger tendency to react in the wrong way (e.g., be more aggressive or hurtful towards others),” he tol ..
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