Mobile phone harassment and abuse
A look at the problems of harassment and bullying on phones and mobiles with advice on what you can do to protect yourself and those around you
Tech facilitated abuse
Safe online relationships
Relationships are complex and sometimes it can be hard to know if what the person you are dating is doing are normal relationship behaviours. If you’re worried, this advice may help. RELATIONSHIP RED FLAGS Here’s some things that are never okay to do to someone you’re dating or are in a relationship with: messaging mean…
Abuse and technology
It can be hard to know whether things in your relationship related to technology are normal or abusive. As part of a pattern of abusive behaviour, someone may use technology to hurt, control and monitor their partner or someone close to them. If you are worried that you, a family member or a friend may…
Digital fingerprinting and IBSA
If you have experienced image based sexual abuse, you may also find that your content has been reshared on different platforms. Once you’ve flagged it, most of the major platforms use a technique called ‘digital fingerprinting’ to detect repeated uploads. We’ve put the following page together to help you understanding digital fingerprinting and what you…
Advice to deter abusive behaviour
More people are using technology to stay connected and get things done. Technology can also be used as a pattern of abusive behaviour to hurt, control and monitor a partner or someone close to them. We’ve developed A Guide to Social Media Settings to explain the risks that people in this situation may encounter online and the safety settings…
Preventing technology abuse after a relationship ends
It can be hard to know what to do with technology after leaving a relationship which had a pattern of abuse. If you are worried that you, a family member or a friend may be potentially abused through technology, this advice may help understand the risks and how to overcome them. If you or someone…