This publication explores the growing surge of online abuse faced by women in the public sphere—and how digital attacks are increasingly leading to real-world harm. Drawing on global survey findings, it shows how social media, misinformation, and new AI technologies are intensifying risks for women human rights defenders, activists, and journalists. It offers clear insights and calls for stronger protections to ensure women can participate safely and freely in public life.

Exclusive: Letters with deepfake images of Carmen Lau in UK and targeting of Ted Hui in Australia part of growing harassment

A sustained, coordinated social media harassment and doxxing campaign – which we codenamed JUICYJAM – targeting the pro-democracy movement in Thailand has run uninterrupted, and unchallenged, since at least August 2020. Through our analysis of public social media posts we determined that the campaign was not only inauthentic, but the information revealed could not have been reasonably sourced from a private individual.

A WIRED investigation goes inside the Telegram groups targeting women who joined “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” groups on Facebook with doxing, harassment, and sharing of nonconsensual intimate images.