Amnesty International brands Twitter as ‘a toxic place for women’

December 19, 2018 5:13

Human rights group Amnesty International has slammed Twitter, calling the service “a toxic place for women” in a report outlining women’s experience of abuse on social media platforms.

The report, which followed a 16-month study carried out by Amnesty, accused the company of failing to meet its responsibilities to protect users, stating “as a company, Twitter is failing to respect women’s rights online” while calling on governments to tighten legislation and policing of online abuse.

During the research, Amnesty directly interviewed 86 women in the US and UK about their experience with abuse on the platform.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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