Factsheet : Trends in unwanted digital communications regarding sexual orientation in New Zealand
Pacheco, Edgar
Factsheet : Trends in unwanted digital communications regarding sexual orientation in New Zealand Prepared by Dr. Edgar Pacheco and Neil Melhuish - Netsafe, 2021 - electronic document (6 pages) ; PDF file
Published March 2021
This factsheet compares annual trends regarding the prevalence of unwanted digital communications in Aotearoa New Zealand based on participants’ sexual orientation. There is emerging empirical evidence showing that people who identify as gender diverse and/or non-heterosexual report higher rates of risks and harm online. In New Zealand, for example, Netsafe’s research has revealed that adults identifying as non-heterosexual (18 and over) are more likely to experience image-based sexual abuse (Pacheco et al., 2019) and online hate (Pacheco & Melhuish, 2018b) compared to those identifying as heterosexual]1]. Similar patterns regarding online harassment have been reported in Australia and the United Kingdom (see Powell et al., 2018). To expand the available evidence, this factsheet presents new insights based on longitudinal data exploring and comparing the extent of four types of unwanted digital communications in the last two to three years. The factsheet looks at the prevalence of being the target and the sender of unwanted, potentially harmful digital communications that included physical threats, seeking to embarrass, stalking, and making a sexual advance. (From the document). Record #7126
Netsafe
HARMFUL DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2015
IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE
LGBTQIA+
ONLINE HARASSMENT
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
SOCIAL MEDIA
STALKING
SURVEYS
TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
YOUNG PEOPLE
NEW ZEALAND
Factsheet : Trends in unwanted digital communications regarding sexual orientation in New Zealand Prepared by Dr. Edgar Pacheco and Neil Melhuish - Netsafe, 2021 - electronic document (6 pages) ; PDF file
Published March 2021
This factsheet compares annual trends regarding the prevalence of unwanted digital communications in Aotearoa New Zealand based on participants’ sexual orientation. There is emerging empirical evidence showing that people who identify as gender diverse and/or non-heterosexual report higher rates of risks and harm online. In New Zealand, for example, Netsafe’s research has revealed that adults identifying as non-heterosexual (18 and over) are more likely to experience image-based sexual abuse (Pacheco et al., 2019) and online hate (Pacheco & Melhuish, 2018b) compared to those identifying as heterosexual]1]. Similar patterns regarding online harassment have been reported in Australia and the United Kingdom (see Powell et al., 2018). To expand the available evidence, this factsheet presents new insights based on longitudinal data exploring and comparing the extent of four types of unwanted digital communications in the last two to three years. The factsheet looks at the prevalence of being the target and the sender of unwanted, potentially harmful digital communications that included physical threats, seeking to embarrass, stalking, and making a sexual advance. (From the document). Record #7126
Netsafe
HARMFUL DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2015
IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE
LGBTQIA+
ONLINE HARASSMENT
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
SOCIAL MEDIA
STALKING
SURVEYS
TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
YOUNG PEOPLE
NEW ZEALAND