Michelle Rowland, state and territory ministers and representatives of dating apps to discuss ‘unacceptable levels of abuse and harassment’
Rowland and the social services minister, Amanda Rishworth, will convene the meeting in Sydney on Wednesday. Every state and territory will be represented by ministers responsible for domestic violence, women’s safety and the digital economy.and OK Cupid, will attend the meeting.
The minister said the government was “concerned by unacceptable levels of abuse and harassment” online. Rowland noted that women are far more likely than men to experience online harm, while culturally and linguistically diverse, First Nations, LGBTQI+ people and those with a disability are even more at risk. She said those issues were part of “a wider landscape of harm in the offline world”, pointing to national plans to end violence against women and children as a key component in addressing online harms.
“Everyone deserves to live a life free of violence no matter where they are – and this includes online,” she said.
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