A survey carried out in Torrelavega as part of a campaign to prevent digital gender violence reveals that the 41% of participants have received photos or videos of a sexual nature from a stranger30% have suffered cyberbullying from someone in their school environment and the 26% have found compromising photos or videos of colleagues spread without their permission.
In these types of situations, the 70% of those surveyed affirm that they know how to act. Furthermore, just over half (56%) consider that it is never justified to look at the content of a partner’s cell phone or computer, compared to 31% who understand that it should be done if they think that a person is in danger.
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The campaign, promoted by the Department of Equality on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25), has consisted of placing 500 posters in various parts of Torrelavega, with the message ‘Do you want to see photos of my ex?’ and a QR code that directed to the web space: www.torrelavegagritano.es. This portal offered information on digital violence, the aforementioned survey to collect data and help resources.
Between November 22 and 25, 641 QR code scans were recorded, with Friday the 22nd being the busiest day, with 421 visits. The average duration of the visits was 40 seconds, and 21% of users completed the survey, highlighting that 76% of them were women, with an average age of 21 years.
The councilor for the area, Patricia Portilla, announced the results this Thursday at a press conference and showed her “satisfaction with the response and participation” of citizens in this initiative. “The objective was to provoke a collective reflection on new forms of gender violence which, in many cases, especially affect adolescence,” the councilor stressed.
REMOVAL OF POSTERS
Portilla has drawn attention to the fact that More than 200 signs were removed in less than two hours by people who “we believe wanted to stop the spread of what they understood to be a crime.” In addition, there were dozens of calls to the police reporting the existence of these posters and several minors alerted their teachers about these posters. This citizen response, for the councilor, “is tremendously positive.”
However, he has warned that the data reflected in the survey “reaffirms the need to influence equality policies and, especially, prevention programs aimed at the youngest, because educating is the best tool to combat digital violence.” .
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