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Why is it important to address online violence against girls?

It is a growing global problem

We have to ensure that digital public space is safe, accessible & empowering place for everyone

Online violence may have a long-lasting harmful impact on young people

All of the above

Please select the most correct definition of online violence:

Online bullying that is happening on social media

It is an umbrella term for all forms if violence/harassment that happen with the use of digital devices

It is a form mistreatment that takes place online and incudes sharing someone’s personal content without their consent

It is sexual harassment that happens with the use of digital devices

Is the gender of the victim of online sexual violence important?

Yes, boys have a higher chance of becoming a victim of online violence

Yes, online violence only happens to girls

Yes, because the majority of online violence is committed to girls

No, both boys and girls have an equal chance to become a victim of online violence

Is it true that online violence happens individually and is usually not related to offline behavior?

Yes, what happens online stays online. Young people are often too scared to commit the same abuse in person

No, online violence often goes hand in hand with offline experiences

Please select behaviors that relate to ‘unwanted sexualization’ from the list below:

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Altering images of a person to make them sexual

Sexual images taken without consent (‘creep shots’ or 'up-skirting')

Using the threat of publishing sexual content to coerce or blackmail someone (‘sextortion’)

“Jokes” of sexual nature

All listed

An adult ‘seduces’ a minor online by showing interest and giving compliments, and eventually manipulates the minor into doing something sexual. This process is called:

Non-consensual sharing

Sextortion

Coercion

Grooming

A girl sends a sexually explicit images of herself to several boys in her class. A week later, she finds out that these images are posted on social media. Can this be considered ‘Non-consensual sharing of images’?

Yes, because someone posted the images on social media, without the girl’s consent

No, because initially it was the girl’s own choice to share these images with those boys

We know that sexting is risky and can lead to online violence. However, we do not advice young people to stop sexting. Why not?

We should! That’s crucial part of sexual education: children should be taught to not to share their intimate photos

Because the risks are not that big and sexting usually stays between two people

Because sexting can play a fun and important part in the social, emotional & sexual development of young people

Please select causes of online violence against girls from the list below:

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Bad grades at school

History of abuse in a family (cases of domestic violence)

Revenge after a breakup

Anonymity granted by internet that allows to hide person’s identity

Is it true that online violence can lead to suicide among young people?

No, it’s not as damaging as “real” violence that is happening offline

Yes, it causes very serious emotional distress that indeed can lead to self-inflicted harm or suicide

A girl dates a boy from school, who constantly asking for nudes. She does not want to share intimate photos. Then the boy manages to take a quick photo of her while she is changing. He then shares it with his classmates.

This situation is an example of the second type: exploitation, coercion & threats. The boy was pressuring her to share nudes

The boy’s behavior is not right but calling this online violence would be exaggerated.

There is nothing violent about the boy’s behavior, because the boy and girl where in a relationship when this happened!

This is non-consensual sharing of sexual images. The boy took and shared the photo without consent of the girl.

A group of girlfriends had a big argument. Then some of them started spreading gossips about one of the girls. On their school Facebook group, they started saying she had sex with many boys.

Come on, gossips are just gossips. It is not nice, but this is normal behavior among girls.

This is a case of unwanted sexualization, because the girl was sexualized against her will.

This is a form of sexualized bullying. These girls were spreading lies online, which were of sexual nature.