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Women politicians trolled more: Amnesty India
Why is it in the news?
- According to a recent study by Amnesty India, Twitter is a toxic space for Indian women politicians.
- Study of 95 politicians carried out by Amnesty India during the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
More in the news
- Higher Abuse:
(1) Indian women politician face substantially higher abuse on the social media platform than their counterparts in the U.S. and the U.K.
(2) One out of every seven tweets mentioning them is problematic or abusive.
(3) Many women targeted by a relentless flow of threats and sexist, religious, racist and casteist slurs.
- Muslim women targeted:
(1) While all women are targeted, Muslim women politicians faced 55% more abuse than others.
(2) Many women do not enter politics because the price of constant online harassment and trolling was too high.
- Marginalised Sections:
(1) Women from marginalised castes, unmarried women, and those from non-BJP parties faced a disproportionate share of abuse.
(2) The Troll Patrol India study trained volunteers to sift through the tweets mentioning these 95 women between March and May 2019.
Source
The Hindu.