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Social media and other technologies have extended gender-based violence in Sub-Saharan Africa into the digital space, including cyber-bullying, stalking and revenge porn, with significant impact on victims

08.19.26 | PLOS
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Technology-facilitated gender-based violence against women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Conceptual Framework of the review of technology facilitated gender based violence in sub-Saharan Africa. Credit: Tarefa, Abdulai, 2026, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Social media and other technologies have extended gender-based violence in Sub-Saharan Africa into the digital space, including cyber-bullying, stalking and revenge porn, with significant impact on victims

Article URL : https://plos.io/4c2FVny

Article title: Technology-facilitated gender-based violence against women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

Author countries: Ethiopia, Canada.

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0354526

Technology-facilitated gender-based violence against women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

19-Aug-2026

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Communications Gender Studies Mass Media Social Media Social Sciences Sociology Technology

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0354526
Article Publication Date
2026-08-19
Article Title
Technology-facilitated gender-based violence against women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
habdallah@plos.org

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PLOS. (2026, August 19). Social media and other technologies have extended gender-based violence in Sub-Saharan Africa into the digital space, including cyber-bullying, stalking and revenge porn, with significant impact on victims. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L3RPJ708/social-media-and-other-technologies-have-extended-gender-based-violence-in-sub-saharan-africa-into-the-digital-space-including-cyber-bullying-stalking-and-revenge-porn-with-significant-impact-on-victi.html
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"Social media and other technologies have extended gender-based violence in Sub-Saharan Africa into the digital space, including cyber-bullying, stalking and revenge porn, with significant impact on victims." Brightsurf News, Aug. 19 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L3RPJ708/social-media-and-other-technologies-have-extended-gender-based-violence-in-sub-saharan-africa-into-the-digital-space-including-cyber-bullying-stalking-and-revenge-porn-with-significant-impact-on-victi.html.