Survey and interviews show political commitment is discouraged by digital violence
Jan 15, 2025
The majority of politically active individuals experience digital violence. The results of a study conducted by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in cooperation with the human rights organization HateAid show that around two-thirds of affected women have experienced sexualized online attacks. Around one-third of the respondents who experienced online aggression were also physically attacked. More than half changed their behavior—from self-restrictions on communications to the intention of abandoning their political involvement.