Twitter and Facebook Get an 'F' for Women's Rights

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Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have been heavily criticised for not taking online violence and harassment against women seriously by The Association for Progressive Communications’ (APC) Women’s Rights Program.

“We need transparency and safety online. That’s why we are targeting the big three: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube,” writes the APC in their report. “We want them to take a clear stand on violence against women (VAW) in their terms of service and to engage with civil society in order to create safer platforms.”

The APC found fault with the social networks for:

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