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Is it true that the key to online violence prevention is awareness?

No, awareness is important, but not enough to prevent it. Adults should supervise and/or restrict young people’s online behavior more, in order to prevent online violence.

Yes, when young people know what online violence against girls is, what harm it causes and what they can do to protect themselves, their behavior changes.

Please select from the list below what characterizes the emotional impact of online violence on young people’s wellbeing:

Multiple answers are possible

Diminished self-esteem and possible self-inflicted harm or suicide

Increased time spent online

Feelings of guilt and shame

Fear, anxiety, distress

All the above

What is re-victimization in the context of online violence?

It is the process during which a person becomes a target of bullying and abuse for multiple times

This is basically the threat of the abusive content being re-shared online after the initial incident

Both definitions are correct

Is it true that online violence can be also harmful for bystanders?

No, being a bystander is the safest position

Yes, online violence can also have a harmful emotional impact on people who witness it

Which of the statements below concerning legal consequences of online violence are correct?

Since there is no clear definition for ‘online violence’ people who engage in it may not face any legal consequences in many countries.

Across Europe, it is illegal to create, possess or distribute sexual images of minors (under 18).

In most EU countries, young people are only cautioned if they are both under 18 and voluntarily shared nude images through sexting.

All of the above

If you witness someone online becoming a target of online violence, what should you do?

Nothing, this person’s online privacy should be respected, so it is their own responsibility to handle it

It’s important to support the victim and speak up against the violence

Holding a person accountable for their sexual images leaked online is:

Called victim blaming and is not acceptable

A good way to teach young people not to participate in sexting

Highlighting person’s responsibility for committed actions

The most effective approach to raise awareness among young people about online violence is:

To create understanding about the online violence, risks and teach them safe, responsible online behavior

To ensure they understand how dangerous internet can be and encourage to limit online interactions.

To explain all the legal consequences and introduce strict rules

All of the above

A girl was dating a boy from school. After their breakup the girl started sharing his intimate selfies with her girlfriends and they joked about the size of his penis.

Multiple answers are possible

It was not smart of the boy to share these selfies in the first place. It is his own fault that this happened, we should not blame the girls for his stupid actions.

This is non-consensual sharing of sexual images. The boy shared these images confidentially and not for this purpose.

This is a form of sexualized bullying, because the girls make sexual, degrading jokes about the boy.

On a girl’s sleep-over party one girl shared that she might be into girls. On the next day the entire school knows about it and posts about her, calling her a “dyke”, are being spread on social media.

Although this incident may have harmed the girl, it cannot be considered online sexual violence, because there is not sexual image involved.

This is unwanted sexualization. She never wanted to the whole school to know her sexual preference, she just shared this information with her friends!

This is a form of sexualized bullying. The girl was ‘outed’ online against her will and humiliated about her sexual preference.

A girl breaks up with her boyfriend. He tells her that if she leaves, he will share their sex video with her parents and everyone at school.

This is stupid, the boy will never share this tape. The legal consequences for him are too serious. He is just trying to keep their relationship together!

The boy is still in love with her. It is not right, but it is normal that people try to stay in a relationship if they love someone. We should have more understanding for the boy.

This is a case of exploitation, coercion and threats. The boy is blackmailing her with a private video.

This is non-consensual sharing of sexual images, because the girl does not consent to sharing the video.

A girl posts a cute photo with flowers online. Someone has edited photo and turned the flowers into penises and then started spreading it.

This is unwanted sexualization, because the girl is sexualized online against her will.

This is sexualized bullying, because the image leads to the girl being bullied.

This is non-consensual sharing of sexual images, since the image was altered without the girl’s consent.