Tech abuse session… the event focused on tech abuse and how to get tech to women who need it…. 1/
What is Technology facilitated abuse?
It’s a form of controlling behaviour that involves the misuse of tech in order to control, harm, coerce, stalk, threaten another person !!! It happens every day and abusers are finding different ways to use it… the impact… 2/
Abusers tactics are still the same, they just now have more reach, they can track, spy, stalk all from their armchair. People suffering tech abuse feel they have no escape 😢 3/
Tech safety, it’s easy to say “get rid of your tech” why should survivors of abuse do so? “ just come off twitter/ Facebook/ insta “ why? They have done nothing wrong! it’s akin to saying, dress less provocatively, think about that! 4/
Here’s some examples of tech abuse… just think on if anyone says these things to you!!! It’s abuse plain and simple 5/#DomesticAbuse #DigitalAbuse #TechAbuse
Australia have a great initiative called safe connections. They supply tech to abuse survivors. Clean safe phones, they also run courses to keep the survivors safe, oh to have a competent minister running the show here 🙄 6/
So is Tech abuse happening to you? Or someone you know???? 7/. Resources can be found techsafety.org.au
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.