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Harassment of Women Online

April 30th, 2007 · No Comments

http://www.knowandnetwork.org/francesbell/weblog/28.html
This article indicates that women are driven out of public spaces online by sexual threats.?
“Robert Scoble, a technology blogger who took a week off in solidarity with Sierra, said women have told him that harassment is a “disincentive” to participate online. That, he said, will affect their job prospects in the male-dominated tech industry. “If [...]

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Explosions in Iceland and on the Internet

April 11th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Last week I returned from a lovely family holiday in Iceland. Geysirs were not the only explosions though.
While I was away a very strange incident happened that culminated in death threats issued to Kathy Sierra who summarised her position here.? When I first read about this, I was (and remain) completely horrified by her experience, [...]

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