Description
| Product ID: | 9781032241708 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Online Misogyny as Hate Crime |
| Subtitle: | A Challenge for Legal Regulation? |
| Authors: | Author: Kim Barker, Olga Jurasz |
| Page Count: | 146 |
| Subjects: | Law and society, sociology of law, Law & society, Criminal law: offences against the person, IT and Communications law / Postal laws and regulations, Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects, Offences against the person, IT & Communications law, Ethical & social aspects of IT, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Description: | The ideal of an inclusive and participatory Internet has been undermined by the rise of misogynistic abuse on social media platforms. However, limited progress has been made at national – and to an extent European – levels in addressing this issue. The ideal of an inclusive and participatory Internet has been undermined by the rise of misogynistic abuse on social media platforms. However, limited progress has been made at national – and to an extent European – levels in addressing this issue. In England and Wales, the tackling of underlying causes of online abuse has been overlooked because the law focuses on punishment rather than measures to prevent such abuses. Furthermore, online abuse has a significant impact on its victims that is underestimated by policymakers. This volume critically analyses the legal provisions that are currently deployed to tackle forms of online misogyny, and focuses on three aspects; firstly, the phenomenon of social media abuse; secondly, the poor and disparate legal responses to social media abuses; and thirdly, the similar failings of hate crime to tackle problems of online gender-based abuses. This book advances a compelling argument for legal changes to the existing hate crime, and communications legislation. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-12-13 |
