Week 6-
'Social media can be a pretty ugly place if you're a woman in politics'
https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2016/oct/21/female-politicians-social-media-abuse-european-parliament
German MEP Terry Reintke agrees that it’s hard not to let the virtual world impact on her real life. She should know: after she pledged support for Poland’s pro-abortion campaigners, Reintke was subjected to online abuse, including being called “filthy baby killing scorch of the earth”.
Reintke, who has compiled a European parliament report on empowering women in the digital age, wants to see much more cross-border action and exchange of best practice, to make social media a safer space for women.
McGuiness and Reintke were just two of a panel of female MEPs who gathered in the European parliament on 11 October to launch a new report about social media, based on a survey of more than 900 female parliamentarians from 107 different countries. All the MEPs agreed: social media can be an pretty ugly place if you’re a woman in politics.
Social media naming of Ched Evans's accuser raises legal questions
Woman who accused the footballer of rape was repeatedly named online, leading to concerns the current law is inadequate
One of the most extraordinary features of the Ched Evans case was the manner in which the complainant was abused on social media and her identity revealed.
By the time Evans was jailed in April 2012 she had been named thousands of times. The woman was forced to relocate from her hometown of Rhyl and change her identity but even during the retrial this month, she continued to be named and abused.
In November 2012 nine people pleaded guilty at Prestatyn magistrates court in north Wales to publishing material likely to lead members of the public to identify the complainant in a rape case, contrary to the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 1992.
Six were from north Wales, including Ched Evans’s cousin Gemma Thomas, three from Sheffield, where Evans played (for United). One tweeted: “She is to blame for her own downfall. Lets find her address.”
The nine claimed they were not aware naming the woman was a criminal offence and were ordered to pay £624 compensation each.
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