Online Misogyny as a Hate Crime A Challenge for Legal Regulation?

The ideal of an inclusive and participatory Internet has been undermined by the rise of misogynistic abuse on social media platforms. However, limited progress has been made at national – and to an extent European – levels in addressing this issue. In England and Wales, the tackling of underlying ca...

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Main Authors: Barker, Kim, Jurasz, Olga
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Routledge 2018
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Taylor and Francis
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition:1
Subjects:
abuse
Caroline Criado-Perez
Cyber Racism
cyberhate
digital feminism
Digital Public Spaces
disparate legal responses
Everyday Sexism Project
Feminism
Gender & The Law
Gina Miller
Harassment
hate crime
hate crime provisions
Hate crimes
Hate crimes > Great Britain
Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties
Information Technology Law
International law
Internet
Internet > Law and legislation > Great Britain
IT and Communications law / Postal laws and regulations
Jurisprudence and general issues
Law
Law and society, sociology of law
Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law
Legal regulation
Libel and slander
Libel and slander > Great Britain
Malice
misogynistic abuse
Misogyny
Misogyny > Great Britain
Nonfiction
Olga Jurasz
Online Abuse
online harms
Online Hate
Online hate crimes
Online misogyny
Popular Culture & Law
Protected characteristics
Public Electronic Communications Network
Public international law
Public international law: human rights
Social law and Medical law
Social media
social media platforms
Socio-Legal Studies
Socio-Legal Studies - Media & Cultural Studies
Twitter
UK Prime Minister
victims
misogynistic abuse
Hate Speaker
online harms
abuse
disparate legal responses
Law Commission
Caroline Criado-Perez
Online misogyny
CEDAW
Twitter
Hate Crime Laws
Online hate crimes
Public Electronic Communications Network
Southall Black Sisters
Hate Crime Framework
digital feminism
Online Hate Speech
hate crime
Gina Miller
Hate Speech
Harassment
cyberhate
Hate Crime Legislation
victims
Online Hate
Protected characteristics
Online Abuse
Cyber Racism
law
Digital Public Spaces
Social media
UK Prime Minister
Transgender Identity
Higher Sentencing Tariff
Racially Aggravated
hate crime provisions
Platform Providers
Feminism
Hate Crime Victims
Social Media Threats
Legal regulation
social media platforms
Olga Jurasz
Everyday Sexism Project
Malice
ISBN:9781032241708, 9781138590373, 1138590371, 1032241705, 0429491077, 9780429956799, 0429956819, 9780429956812, 9780429491078, 0429956797, 9780429956805, 0429956800
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Summary:The ideal of an inclusive and participatory Internet has been undermined by the rise of misogynistic abuse on social media platforms. However, limited progress has been made at national – and to an extent European – levels in addressing this issue. In England and Wales, the tackling of underlying causes of online abuse has been overlooked because the law focuses on punishment rather than measures to prevent such abuses. Furthermore, online abuse has a significant impact on its victims that is underestimated by policymakers. This volume critically analyses the legal provisions that are currently deployed to tackle forms of online misogyny, and focuses on three aspects; firstly, the phenomenon of social media abuse; secondly, the poor and disparate legal responses to social media abuses; and thirdly, the similar failings of hate crime to tackle problems of online gender-based abuses. This book advances a compelling argument for legal changes to the existing hate crime, and communications legislation.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
Electronic reproduction. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
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ISBN:9781032241708
9781138590373
1138590371
1032241705
0429491077
9780429956799
0429956819
9780429956812
9780429491078
0429956797
9780429956805
0429956800
DOI:10.4324/9780429956805