How technology can be the abuser's best friend

By Clare Kermond
Updated February 18 2017 - 1:24pm, first published 9:49am
Victims of abuse are advised to collect evidence when it is safe to do so, including taking screenshots, keeping voicemails and printing out abusive posts or emails. Photo: Mauro Grigollo
Victims of abuse are advised to collect evidence when it is safe to do so, including taking screenshots, keeping voicemails and printing out abusive posts or emails. Photo: Mauro Grigollo
The advice is rarely, if ever, to tell victims to withdraw from technology or social media, which could alert a violent partner to plans to leave and trigger an escalation of the abuse.
The advice is rarely, if ever, to tell victims to withdraw from technology or social media, which could alert a violent partner to plans to leave and trigger an escalation of the abuse.
In a safety video, an actor plays "Alicia", a woman who is learning how to protect herself and her daughter from an abusive partner who's using technology to track and harass them.
In a safety video, an actor plays "Alicia", a woman who is learning how to protect herself and her daughter from an abusive partner who's using technology to track and harass them.
The eSafety Commission has created videos to teach domestic violence victims how to protect themselves from their abusers using technology to harass them. Here actors are playing a mother and her daughter.
The eSafety Commission has created videos to teach domestic violence victims how to protect themselves from their abusers using technology to harass them. Here actors are playing a mother and her daughter.

 

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