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UN Women Report Finds Online Abuse of Women in Public Life Driving Real-World Attacks

UN Women urges tougher laws, stronger monitoring and platform accountability to curb AI‑fueled harassment that increasingly spills into offline harm.

FILE - The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Georgia Harrison, a reality TV contestant who was the victim of revenge porn, speaks at a demonstration calling for greater protections for women and girls in the U.K.’s Online Safety Bill, London, April 19, 2023 (Press Association photo via AP Images).
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Overview

  • Published Tuesday, the Tipping Point study draws on responses from more than 6,900 journalists, rights defenders and activists across 119 countries.
  • Over two-thirds of respondents reported experiencing online violence, and 41% said they faced offline attacks or harassment they linked to digital abuse.
  • Female journalists reporting online abuse tied to real-world harm more than doubled since 2020, reaching 42% in the 2025 findings.
  • The research highlights AI’s growing role, with over 19% of female journalists saying they encountered what they believed to be AI‑assisted abuse including deepfakes and manipulated content.
  • Documented harms include assault, stalking, doxxing, verbal harassment and swatting, and the report calls for legal reforms, better monitoring and greater tech-company accountability.