How to Stay Safe Online - A digital self-care toolkit for developing resilience and allyship

A powerful, comprehensive guide for digital self-care and allyship from one of our leading activists for online equality, Seyi Akiwowo.br>br>Digital spaces are a positive force for change, connection and community, but left unregulated, they are not always safe. Globally, women are 27 times more likely than men to be harassed online. 78% of LGBTQ+ people have experienced hate crime and hate speech online and there has been a 71% rise in online disability abuse.br>br>How to Stay Safe Online will teach you how to spot, respond to, and protect yourself from online abuse and learn how to be a good ally to those experiencing it. An urgent and necessary digital self-care tool, this book will help you to support victims and empower friends, teachers, parents and willing allies to report abuse to social media companies and make online spaces safer.br>br>With a blend of practical advice, Seyi''s personal experiences and potential interviews with Hera Hussain, Gabby Edlin, Laura Bates, Yassmin Abdel, Diane Abbott, How to Stay Safe Online will:br>br>· Provide practical tips on how to confidently navigate online spacesbr>· Teach you how to report and react to online abusebr>· Provide information for employers, parents and teachersbr>· Teach you how to set boundaries and use the internet as a force for goodbr>· Help you create your own digital self-care planbr>br>This will be the go-to guide to developing resilience, compassion and allyship online.>

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'Seyi Akiwowo's work to make the online world safer, especially for Black women, is not only powerful, it's necessary' Nova Reid, Anti-racism activist and author of 'The Good Ally'

Product details

• Authors: Seyi Akiwowo
• Publisher: Penguin Life
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780241535219
• ISBN: 978-0-241-53521-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet, Political activism, Relating to adolescence / teenage years, Internet searching, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Racism and racial discrimination, Internet Guides & Online Services, Political activism / Political engagement, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism