Online Sexism
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Iran’s anti-hijab demonstrations are inspiring online protests across the Arab world
Women who use their social media accounts to reject the veil are often met with sexist attacks and threats that attempt to shame and silence them.
Balsam Mustafa, The Conversation
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Bois Locker Room: A Cambridge researcher explains how misogyny is taking new forms in digital India
We must urgently confront the forms of masculine privilege that dominate our society.
Shannon Philip
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95 Indian women politicians received one million abusive Tweets in three months: Amnesty study
An average woman politician active on Twitter got 113 ‘problematic’ or ‘abusive’ tweets per day between March and May 2019.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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NCW to summon Shashi Tharoor for mocking Miss World’s name
The Congress leader attacked Centre’s note ban, and said the BJP should have realised the home currency dominates as ‘even our Chhillar has become Miss World’.
Scroll Staff
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From Merin Joseph to Angoorlata Deka: Indian men can’t stop objectifying women in power
In the past week, a police officer and a BJP MLA have been targets of sexism online.
Rhema Mukti Baxter
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Facebook policies allow trolls to target women, says group fighting sexist online abuse
A new collective from Kerala, called Against Cyber Attacks on Women, wants Facebook to clarify its 'community standards' and fight casteism by rethinking its 'real name' policy.
Aarefa Johari
Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?