Overview
- The new UN Women report, Punto de Inflexión, draws on responses from about 6,900 journalists, human‑rights defenders and activists in 119 countries and finds that more than two‑thirds have faced online violence.
- Roughly 41% of respondents linked digital abuse to real‑world assaults, harassment or swatting, with the lead researcher noting such offline harms tied to online attacks have more than doubled in five years.
- UN Women highlights widespread doxing, affecting around 60% of women who suffer digital violence, and reports that about 95% of online deepfakes are non‑consensual pornography with nearly all victims being women.
- Risk is concentrated among women in public life and starts early, as many report first harassment between ages 14 and 16, while regional data show high prevalence in Latin America and INEGI estimates 10.6 million women in Mexico have experienced digital violence.
- The report calls for stricter laws, better monitoring and greater accountability from tech platforms, as local figures from Mexico City’s CCSJ show 146,682 gender‑violence reports since 2019 and cyberharassment reported by 70% of women they assisted.