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UN Women and partners published a study on Tuesday that found more than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists have reported violence online, with over 40 per cent saying they have faced real-world attacks linked to digital abuse.

The report entitled “Tipping Point” focuses on an escalation in violence targeting such women alongside the rise of social media and artificial intelligence and draws on input from more than 6,900 human rights defenders, journalists and activists in 119 countries.

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