Social media is a rapidly growing frontier of violence against women and girls

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Social media is a rapidly growing frontier of violence against women and girls
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LONDON — Crimes which involve use of the internet, social media and other forms of tech**logy to "humiliate, control and threaten" women are on the rise, according to (http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/docs/cps_vawg_report_2016.pdf) a new report by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).*

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"Cyber-enabled crime" is a growing trend comprising forms of cyber-stalking, the disclosure of private ***ual images without consent, and controlling or coercive behaviour, the CPS' Violence Against Women and Girls report (http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/docs/cps_vawg_report_2016.pdf) reveals.*

These crimes are being committed via social media platforms, emails, text messages, apps, spyware and GPS tracking software.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/social-media-violence-women/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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