News Center_ Digital violence against female journalists constitutes a growing challenge that threatens press freedom and the safety of women working in journalism. Many of them are subjected to organized campaigns of threats, incitement, and defamation on digital platforms, in the absence of deterrent legislation that guarantees a safe media environment for women.

The un explained yesterday,Thursday, April 30, that digital violence against female jounalists has multiplied recently, warning that the rapid development of Al technologies has contributed to increasing the volume and complexity of threats.

The report indicated that the percentage of complaints filed by female journalists against police management has doubled compared to 2020, reaching 22%. It was observed that one in four women suffered from depression and anxiety as a result of this violence, which pushed 45% of female journalists to reduce their activity on social media platforms.

The body stated that 12% of female journalists and women human rights defenders had their private photos published without their consent, and 6% of them fell victim to deepfake technology that uses AI for images and voices. It was confirmed that this is seen as an attempt to silence women in public life and damage their professional and personal reputations.

UN Women warned that AI has facilitated the deterioration and erosion of women's acquired rights, noting that at the same time, nearly 22% of female journalists resort to silence in their professional work to protect themselves from organized attacks in the digital environment.

The body stressed the need to enact strict laws to prevent online bullying, noting that with less than 40% of countries having protective laws, digital platforms must respond sensitively to this crisis.

Earlier, human rights organizations and UNESCO warned that due to the lack of legal protection, approximately 1.8 billion women around the world face online threats and are left unprotected.