by giulia.valmacco | Mar 23, 2024 | Glossary
It’s not a crime! The term sexting comes from the English words sex (sex) and texting (sending electronic messages) and is a neologism used to indicate the sending of sexually explicit messages, texts, videos and/or images. Sexting, when practiced consensually...
by giulia.valmacco | Mar 1, 2024 | Glossary
victims on trial. We speak of secondary victimization when a person who has suffered online or offline violence—which we can define as “primary”—is forced to relive the trauma or suffer further violence from other individuals. Secondary victimization is...
by giulia.valmacco | Mar 1, 2024 | Glossary
Do you really know who you’re talking to on the internet? The term catfishing describes the activity of those who create fake identities or impersonate others online and use these false identities to maintain virtual relationships with people who believe them to...
by giulia.valmacco | Mar 1, 2024 | Glossary
Patriarchy and respectability: the two pillars of victim blaming. The term slut-shaming, coined by the new-generation feminist movement, refers to the behavior of those who blame, humiliate, and demonize women who don’t conform to the “standards of...
by giulia.valmacco | Mar 1, 2024 | Glossary
A new type of harrasment online Cyberflashing is the term used to describe the behavior of those who send obscene images, often depicting the sender’s genitals, against the recipient’s will. The tools abusers use to share their private parts are primarily...
