Beyond the Screen: HER Internet Amplifies Conversations on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
March 2026 | #EndTFGBV
Online violence against womxn does not stop when they log off. It follows them through messages, social media posts, non-consensual image sharing, impersonation, online harassment and emerging forms of technology-facilitated abuse. For structurally silenced womxn, these harms can carry additional risks of stigma, discrimination and exclusion. Throughout March, HER Internet’s #EndTFGBV campaign challenged the normalisation of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), bringing conversations about online harm, survivor experiences and digital safety to our social media platforms.
Through digital content highlighting survivors’ experiences, resilience, practical resources and possible responses, the campaign challenged the tendency to dismiss online violence as harmless or less serious than abuse experienced offline. One of the conversations asked a difficult but necessary question: “What Does Justice Look Like in Confronting Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence?”, During an X Space on 17 March, Sanyu Mulungi, HER Internet’s Communications and Advocacy Director, joined Yasmin Ahmed of Fem Tech Law Initiative and software engineer and digital security expert Sonia Karungi to explore what accountability and meaningful support should look like for survivors.
The discussion created space to reflect on what meaningful justice should look like for people experiencing online violence. Beyond reporting harmful content, survivors may need their privacy protected, evidence preserved, emotional support provided and access to trusted pathways for seeking redress. Responses must also account for the risks survivors face when speaking out, particularly when they belong to communities already experiencing discrimination. Justice cannot be measured only by whether a report is filed or content is removed. It must also consider whether survivors are believed, protected from further harm and supported to continue participating in online and offline spaces.
The conversation reached 98 listeners in real time, while the wider campaign generated 20,615 social media impressions and views across X, Instagram and LinkedIn.
While raising awareness is an important starting point, it must lead to action. Communities need accessible information about digital rights and safety, survivors need trusted support, and institutions and technology platforms must take responsibility for addressing harm. Ending technology-facilitated gender-based violence requires us to challenge the idea that abuse online is simply part of being on the internet. Everyone deserves to participate in digital spaces without fear of violence, humiliation or intimidation.
The internet should not be a place where violence is excused simply because it happens behind a screen.