Digital dangers and victim-blaming

Young people use digital platforms, such as Tiktok, on the daily bases. Sometimes intimate pictures spread rapidly without the consent of the one in the pic, and this may cause serious long-term harm. It is important to raise awareness of digital dangers, but this should be based on human rights, good sex education and empathy, not shaming and blaming.

The main daily paper in Finland discusses the problem of victim-blaming in the context of digital harrassment and how to campaign about the topic. Read the story (in Finnish only) here: Helsingin Sanomat, Nyt.