Dark and Dangerous: Sexual harassment in digital spaces

About this episode

Seyi Akiwowo discusses the rise of online sexual harassment in remote work environments and the challenges in addressing it.

Seyi Akiwowo, author and leading voice on digital safety, talks about the growth of online sexual harassment in the workplace. Akiwowo, who is also a founder of a non-profit committed to ending online abuse, explains how the shift to remote and hybrid working has exacerbated the risks. She also describes how online abuse is significantly harder to detect, confront, and report compared to traditional workplace settings. The episode also explores the tendency of tech companies to create quickly and apologise later. Akiwowo stresses the importance of the government in setting proactive rather than reactive standards of care to reduce the risk of online abuse.

People in this episode

Guest: Seyi Akiwowo

Topics covered

• online sexual harassment
• digital safety
• remote work
• workplace abuse
• government standards

Keywords

• sexual harassment
• digital spaces
• online abuse
• remote work
• workplace safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Health Organization, non-profit, tech companies

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