Abstract
The consideration of the role of media and communications technologies in abusive practices is not unique to digital media. Responding to gender-based violence online also poses particular challenges for nationally based legislatures as well as platforms and users. Andreasen explores how memes about Spacey use humour to discursively construct sexual violence in relation to homosexual masculinity, positioning Spacey as a hypersexual gay man and paedophile. Venalainen explores the discursive positioning of men as victims and women as perpetrators of intimate partner violence on the most popular Finnish forums. By focusing on two case studies – the experiences of young transgender TikTok users who were de-platformed and/or blocked in 2021 as a result of other users disapproving of their content; and shadowbanning and account deletion by Instagram in response to legislative reforms in the US – they turn to the way content moderation in itself can be seen as an act of violence.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Routledge Companion to Gender, Media and Violence |
| Editors | Karen Boyle, Susan Berridge |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Pages | 331-336 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003200871 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 25 Aug 2023 |
Keywords
- technology-facilitated abuse
- domestic abuse
- men's rights activism
- misogyny
- politics
- online abuse
- homophobia
- transphobia
