“You fooled me, now let others have fun.”With these words, the city of Zamora woke up last Tuesday, November 18th. Some words that were printed on a piece of paper accompanied by a picture of a sofa and a QR code that pointed to a site called elvideodemiex.es where there was The alleged sex video.
A vague statement, but it sparked a common idea: a Post a sexual video. However, it was not real, but a Zamora City Council Experience To raise awareness among citizens about violence against women on the occasion of November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
“To highlight the increase in digital sexual violence experienced by women, we have launched a campaign Man’s revenge simulation “He publishes intimate material about his ex-partner,” explained the video posted by the Zamora City Council in collaboration with the Zamora Equality School on social networks.
This video not only aimed to raise awareness among the population about the problems that exist around sexual violence, but also sought to raise awareness among the population Reaction point measurement What citizens faced in the face of these events. Will people who see these posters be able to report the facts? Do you consider it a real problem?
The reaction surprised Zamora’s Equality Ministry. Oxy Fernandez, Zamora City Council’s equality advisor, explained that they had collected “several hundred views of the alleged video, but also… A rapid and strong social reaction was createdFor men and women of all ages.”
In just 24 hours, approx 1454 people They visited the website (elvideodemiex.es) from which the quick response (QR) code that appeared on the poster was derived. However, this was not the only citizen’s reaction, as many posters were placed throughout the city of Zamora She disappeared from the streets Within a few hours of applying it.
Moreover, the deletion of the sign by some citizens was not the only positive reaction Zamora City Council members encountered. “Citizens alerted security forces to what they saw as a potential case of sexual violence.”They explained the video they uploaded to their social networks.
This type of behavior reflects a Change in social sensitivity and In alerting the citizen In these types of cases. People are becoming increasingly aware of these problems and are able to report them to the authorities or find a reason not to engage in sexting.
“Citizens have shown not only disapproval, but… Proactive attitude “To stop this type of behavior that normalizes the dissemination of intimate content without consent, one of the most dangerous and widespread manifestations of sexual violence on the Internet,” commented the Zamora City Council.
Despite the public backlash, non-consensual posting of intimate photos on social networks is all too frequent. In the video from Zamora City Council they show it 9 out of 10 victims of this type of crime are women and 73% of them have suffered some type of digital violence.. Data that is also supported by official reports and organizations such as the United Nations (UN). The latter organization also points out that in the 27 EU countries, nine million women have been exposed to online violence since the age of fifteen.
In addition, the government delegation to combat gender-based violence and the association of female jurists THEMIS conducted a study on violence against women, girls, boys and adolescents in the digital sphere in which they collected many statistics. Among the data collected in the document is an investigation conducted by Amnesty International in eight countries, which reveals that 61% of women Victims of online abuse suffer low self-esteem Or loss of confidence 55% He suffers Stress or anxiety and 41% I felt He threatened His physical safety. In addition, 76% of those surveyed modified their use of social networks and 32% stopped expressing their opinion on certain topics.
At the European level, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has defined this 1.5 million women between the ages of 18 and 29 years They were victims of cyberbullying in the 12 months prior to the survey. The risk of online harassment for this group is twice that of women ages 40 to 49 and more than three times the risk of women ages 50 to 59. 11% of women received sexual advances Inappropriate comments on social media or emails, and 21% of those who were exposed to digital harassment had been exposed to it for more than two years.
In Spain, the European Gender Violence Survey (EEVG) shows this 19.5% of women between the ages of 16 and 74 have been subjected to repeated harassment (Stalking) equivalent to 3,478,008 women. The percentage increases among young women between the ages of 16 and 17 years to 30.6%, and 33% in the group between the ages of 18 and 29 years. Furthermore, the study indicates that 85.8% of attackers are men.
In it Work environment,Sexual harassment is also important, since 3% of women They had to view sexually explicit images or videos without consent, 5.4% received inappropriate advances on social networks and 3.3% were exposed to inappropriate emails. In these cases, 88.5% of the aggressors are men. Only 3.2% of victims reported workplace sexual harassment to the police, while persistent harassment was reported in 13.9% of cases.
As for Sexual cyber crimesThe Ministry of Interior indicates this 66% of the victims are women and 96% of those investigated or arrested are men. 84.8% of victims are under 18 years of age, and 47.6% are under 13 years of age. The most common crimes include child pornography, contact with minors for sexual purposes, and sexual harassment.
Finally, the social perception of this type of crime is high because 73% of Europeans consider it so Child sexual abuse The Internet is a widespread problem, and 92% believe that minors are increasingly exposed to risks in the digital environment, according to the Flash Eurobarometer poll.
Emergency services and authorities remind us of the resources available to any woman who may experience sexual violence, as well as those close to her. Phone 016 It is available 24 hours a day, in 53 languages, without leaving any trace on the bill – although it is necessary to delete the call history. Care is also provided for WhatsApp on 600000016 And by email at 016 – online@igualdad.gob.es. Minors have the ANAR Foundation line on 900 20 20 10.
In cases of imminent danger, contact is recommended 112 Or to the phone numbers of the National Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062). If communication is not possible, the AlertCops app allows you to send a geolocation alert directly to security forces.