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What happens when #AI tools are introduced into already unsafe online environments?

In Victory Brown's piece for Global Voices, she explores how Grok is being used to amplify online gender-based violence in Nigeria and what that tells us about platform design, governance, and accountability.

Grounded in her work at Superbloom, the article is a powerful reflection on how harm is shaped and scaled by the systems we build.

Read it here 👇
https://globalvoices.org/2026/04/10/when-technology-fails-women-online-abuse-and-nigerias-digital-weak-points/

#EndGBV #OnlineSafety

When technology fails women: Online abuse and Nigeria’s digital weak points

When AI-generated harassment is treated as “engaging content,” it gets amplified, and women, especially women from the Global majority, become collateral damage.

Global Voices

Headlines Africa Dec 18

Africa: Kenya - African Journalist Leaders Demonstrate Strong Commitment to Take Concrete Actions Against Gbvh in Newsrooms and the Field of Work: [IFJ] The continental seminar, held from 15-16 December 2025, brought together 16 female union leaders from the five regions of Africa as well as the members of the FAJ Gender Council to deliberate and develop strategies on creating legal… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPtL8s #GenderEquality #WomenInJournalism #EndGBV #JournalismMatters #FemaleEmpowerment

La Via Campesina SEAf Dec 11

At Sea Point Promenade, members took part in a 15-minute silent lie-down to honour the 15 women murdered daily. In Citrusdal, farmworkers gathered at the Magistrate Court to oppose bail for a man charged with abusing an 11-year-old child.

#EndGBV
#StopViolenceAgainstWomen

La Via Campesina SEAf Dec 11

The FSC stands united with women across South Africa in the fight against gender-based violence, child abuse and femicide. Members joined the nationwide shutdown led by Women for Change, calling for GBV to be declared a national disaster.

#EndGBV
#16DaysOfActivism

allAfrica.com Dec 10

Why Africa's GBV Epidemic Demands Root-and-Branch Reform @allafrica: https://allafrica.com/stories/202512100084.html?utm_campaign=allafrica%3Aeditor&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=promote%3Aaans%3Aabkgta #Africa
#EndGBV #GBV #16DaysOfActivism #BreakTheSilence

La Via Campesina SEAf Dec 8

COPACO marked the 16 Days of Activism with a powerful and engaging celebration aimed at raising creating a safe space for women to openly share testimonies about the forms of violence they have faced in their homes, universities, workplaces, and personal relationships.

#EndGBV

Blake Hamilton Dec 6

Violence against women is not a “women’s issue” — it’s a societal one. Today we remember, and we commit to doing the work. #December6 #EndGBV #BelieveSurvivors

Afghanistan 🇦🇫Nov 26

Quote from IOM Afghanistan (@IOMAfghanistan):

Every woman and girl deserves safety, at home, in communities, and on the move.

This #16DaysOfActivism, we reaffirm our commitment to safe pathways, stronger protection, reduced risks, and dignity for every woman and every migrant.

Together, we can #EndGBV.

Source: IOM Afghanistan (@IOMAfghanistan)
[ https://x.com/IOMAfghanistan/status/1993634001232257198 ]

#Afghanistan

Karen Lopez-Scott Nov 10

Unseen, Not Unfelt – Nov 25, 2025
A survivor-led, trauma-informed workshop addressing digital violence against women & girls during the 16 Days of Activism. Learn strategies, support survivors, take action.

#ResilientVoices365 #EndGBV #EndDigitalAbuse