By Tobias Jurss-Lewis. Topic: Sexual Offences. Dan says all of his friends have experienced some form of sexual violence via dating apps. Almost three-quarters It ranges from being sent unwanted sexually explicit pictures to being threatened. The study, published on Tuesday by the Australian Institute of Criminology, found one in three users had been subjected to in-person sexual violence perpetrated by someone they had met on a dating app or website: including being physically or verbally pressured into performing unwanted sexual acts or having their drink spiked.
The AIC's study focussed specifically on sexual violence facilitated through dating apps like Tinder or Grindr. Reuters: Aly Song. According to the study, lesbian, gay and bisexual people were more likely to experience both. Survey questions did not identify transgender individuals, which the report notes as a limitation. Or people sending explicit sexual images without any warning or any conversations beforehand.
But he said that was easy enough to avoid β "block them, delete the app". It got to a point, he said, that he stopped using the app β but he insisted his friends should do the same. Online sexual violence or technology-facilitated sexual violence refers to any behaviours where digital technologies β or online technologies β are used for sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse.
Jill Maxwell, the CEO of Sexual Assault Support Service, said it has rapidly become the "new form of sexual violence" and needed to be recognised accordingly. Jill Maxwell says this type of behaviour has become the "new form of sexual violence". It also included making unwelcomed or hateful comments, continuing to contact someone after they've told you they are not interested and sending or taking sexually explicit messages, photos or videos without consent.
It is not a comprehensive list of every type of online sexual violence, and the study stated the already-shocking figures may still be under-reporting the true extent of DAFSV. The AIC's study, which surveyed 9, Australians aged over 18 who used dating apps, found two-thirds reported being sexually harassed and almost half had been sent an unwanted explicit picture or video.
