Post by account_disabled on Feb 25, 2024 2:26:38 GMT -5
With more than 2.9 billion users in the world, Facebook continues to be the social network par excellence, however, this could be changing, at least in India, where its growth has stagnated, since only a few have integrated into the platform. million profiles, as indicated by Reuters . The causes are very specific and were detected by an internal investigation by Meta—a group to which FB belongs—among which it stands out that many women do not join for fear that their safety and privacy are in danger.
The above could be a serious blow to the growth of Zuckerberg's platform, since although women in India use Facebook under restrictions or infrequently, they represent 48% of the total population of a nation with more than 1,400 million inhabitants, so by choosing not to use the social network, it would be counterproductive to the expansion that the company is seeking.
It should be noted that the Asian country Cell Phone Number List is where the greatest reach of the platform's advertising material is concentrated, as well as the most predominant number of people who access its service, hence the relevance it has for Meta.
Another unsafe space
In 2019, a study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED) showed that harassment and discrimination on social networks mainly affected women and girls who accessed these media. For example, according to statistics, 9% of 15-year-old girls said they had been digitally harassed, while 12% of women in total had suffered this action.
Gender violence in the digital age can have many faces, all of them violate the lives of women, girls and adolescent users, and represent a form of transgression towards their person, which many times - given the anonymity granted by the platforms - are difficult to punish. Among the types of violence experienced are:
Cyberbullying :Involves threatening or intimidating behavior, this may include spreading photos, sending scary messages or stealing personality for the purposes of harassment.
Sexting : Receiving sexual images or content without consent.
Stlaked :It involves the surveillance and stalking of a person on social networks.
Grooming : It is cyberbullying by adults towards minors.
Shaming : Practice that consists of ridiculing or making fun of someone's physique or conditions.
Doxing : The exposure of personal data for violent purposes.
Women in India use Facebook
Added to this are the messages of misogyny and hatred that are transmitted and broadcast extensively and that are directed and seen by millions of people. Proof of this are public figures, as explained in a study cited by The Guardian , who experience a wave of misogynistic abuse, at least on Instagram, without having much protection or ways to evade it.
So, apparently, social networks have become another space where women do not feel safe and are often the target of violence that they already experience in "real" life, the above is reflected in the reasons why few women in India use Facebook.
The above could be a serious blow to the growth of Zuckerberg's platform, since although women in India use Facebook under restrictions or infrequently, they represent 48% of the total population of a nation with more than 1,400 million inhabitants, so by choosing not to use the social network, it would be counterproductive to the expansion that the company is seeking.
It should be noted that the Asian country Cell Phone Number List is where the greatest reach of the platform's advertising material is concentrated, as well as the most predominant number of people who access its service, hence the relevance it has for Meta.
Another unsafe space
In 2019, a study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED) showed that harassment and discrimination on social networks mainly affected women and girls who accessed these media. For example, according to statistics, 9% of 15-year-old girls said they had been digitally harassed, while 12% of women in total had suffered this action.
Gender violence in the digital age can have many faces, all of them violate the lives of women, girls and adolescent users, and represent a form of transgression towards their person, which many times - given the anonymity granted by the platforms - are difficult to punish. Among the types of violence experienced are:
Cyberbullying :Involves threatening or intimidating behavior, this may include spreading photos, sending scary messages or stealing personality for the purposes of harassment.
Sexting : Receiving sexual images or content without consent.
Stlaked :It involves the surveillance and stalking of a person on social networks.
Grooming : It is cyberbullying by adults towards minors.
Shaming : Practice that consists of ridiculing or making fun of someone's physique or conditions.
Doxing : The exposure of personal data for violent purposes.
Women in India use Facebook
Added to this are the messages of misogyny and hatred that are transmitted and broadcast extensively and that are directed and seen by millions of people. Proof of this are public figures, as explained in a study cited by The Guardian , who experience a wave of misogynistic abuse, at least on Instagram, without having much protection or ways to evade it.
So, apparently, social networks have become another space where women do not feel safe and are often the target of violence that they already experience in "real" life, the above is reflected in the reasons why few women in India use Facebook.