How to Be A Woman Online: Surviving Abuse and Harassment, and How to Fight Back
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- Create Date：2022-05-13 09:52:01
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- Author：Nina Jankowicz
- ISBN：1350267570
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Summary
When Nina Jankowicz's first book on online disinformation was profiled in The New Yorker last year， she expected attention but not an avalanche of abuse and harassment， predominantly from men， online。
All women in politics， journalism and academia now face untold levels of harassment and abuse in online spaces。 Together with the world's leading extremism researchers， Jankowicz wrote one of the definitive reports on this troubling phenomenon。
Drawing on rigorous research into the treatment of Kamala Harris - the first woman vice-president - and other political and public figures， Nina also uses on her own experiences to provide a step-by-step plan for dealing with harassment， abuse， doxing and disinformation in online spaces。
The result is a must-read for researchers， journalists and all women with a profile in the online space。
All women in politics， journalism and academia now face untold levels of harassment and abuse in online spaces。 Together with the world's leading extremism researchers， Jankowicz wrote one of the definitive reports on this troubling phenomenon。
Drawing on rigorous research into the treatment of Kamala Harris - the first woman vice-president - and other political and public figures， Nina also uses on her own experiences to provide a step-by-step plan for dealing with harassment， abuse， doxing and disinformation in online spaces。
The result is a must-read for researchers， journalists and all women with a profile in the online space。
Reviews
Alexa Melania
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This book singlehandedly gave me the confidence and security tips to have a voice online and communicate my work on social media。 I appreciated her down-to-earth style， full of actual concrete tips to secure my information online， report online abuse， and cultivate a community。 This book must be read by anyone who is nervous about having an online presence after seeing what horrible remarks are targeted at the best and brightest women。 Thank you！！
Amy Morris
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JUNK。 Clear MissInformation is “her” forte
Taylor J
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This lady is now the Director of the Disinformation Board。 She was hired to lie to Americans。 Crazy！
Dan J
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An incredible how-to for women of all ages who want to make a fortune online using nothing but their God-given feminine assets。 Over 40？ This book will show you where the MILF money is at。 Under 40？ OnlyFans has you covered！ Under 18？ Fear not！ How To Be a Woman Online reveals how you， too， can reveal yourself with TikTok and get rolling in teenage boys' mothers Visa and Mastercards！ （Pro tip: make lots of different facial expressions in quick succession。 It works！）So get busy， ladies！ Get your An incredible how-to for women of all ages who want to make a fortune online using nothing but their God-given feminine assets。 Over 40？ This book will show you where the MILF money is at。 Under 40？ OnlyFans has you covered！ Under 18？ Fear not！ How To Be a Woman Online reveals how you， too， can reveal yourself with TikTok and get rolling in teenage boys' mothers Visa and Mastercards！ （Pro tip: make lots of different facial expressions in quick succession。 It works！）So get busy， ladies！ Get your copy of How to Be a Woman Online now， and nothing with a working penis will be safe from YOU！ 。。。more
Haley
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This was an informative read with some important tips for being safe online。 Some of these tips were well known， others were more unique and costly to employ。 The author combines forming solidarity with other women with online preventative programs and reactive measures all of which can be used to help keep you safe online。 Thanks Netgalley for this digital copy。
Abby
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This book is designed with the young career-driven woman in mind: it is succinct， practical， and funny。 Definitely check it out if you want really practical and realistic tips about how to have an online presence as a woman while keeping yourself safe， mentally and physically。
Sarah Anne
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Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this e-ARC。 As a woman known for being chronically online， I found this book so incredibly interesting。 As technology and social media advances， I've found myself watching in wonder as more and more women put more and more information about themselves out there on the internet。 You see time and time again， someone puts up a personal story for their small audience- those who most likely already know them and k Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this e-ARC。 As a woman known for being chronically online， I found this book so incredibly interesting。 As technology and social media advances， I've found myself watching in wonder as more and more women put more and more information about themselves out there on the internet。 You see time and time again， someone puts up a personal story for their small audience- those who most likely already know them and know most of the story- and it blows up， making them have to make a follow-up video explaining it all。 Those are personal stories， and people who had no intention of ever having the level of attention they now had。 This specific example wasn't really touched on， but she includes a variety of other platforms and what measures you can take to protect yourself。 If you are a woman online， you more than likely have， unfortunately， experienced some level of harassment。 This book does a wonderful job at detailing how to be a woman in these online spaces， and how to protect yourself。 A necessary read for women online everywhere。 So， in a time where information is stolen and women are constantly harassed， how ARE we supposed to be online？ What steps can we take to protect ourselves？ 。。。more
Kristine
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Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for the opportunity to read and review an e-ARC。 As a journalist and avid social media user （in my private and public lives - which， yes， just got distinctly separated out） this is a great resource to keep at hand。 I've been in the media business for over a decade and I still have never been part of a newsroom or organization who could either effectively prepare us for online harassment or properly help out on the defense side。 Especially for wome Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for the opportunity to read and review an e-ARC。 As a journalist and avid social media user （in my private and public lives - which， yes， just got distinctly separated out） this is a great resource to keep at hand。 I've been in the media business for over a decade and I still have never been part of a newsroom or organization who could either effectively prepare us for online harassment or properly help out on the defense side。 Especially for women and those of other marginalized identities。 So a lot of times， those seemingly professional battles become deeply personal ones too - and "How to Be a Woman Online" offers almost a safety manual of sorts along with actionable steps you can take to secure yourself。Unfortunately， as the state of the world is， this book offers a guide on how to survive and cope with the dark side of social media rather than prevent it or eliminate it。 I know such things are impossible right now， though I appreciate the text going into depth about emerging laws and attitudes that may gradually improve everyone's experiences。 I do think that individuals with even a touch of public figure status （read， not necessarily famous or known， but someone whose profiles are noticed in some way） need to constantly reassess their account safety， their public messaging， and how much access they allow others to their content。A lot of times， I find that when a woman brings up either specific instances of social media harassment or more general anxiety about existing in a public space， a lot of people who don't quite *get it* tend to give well-meaning but misplaced advice that doesn't quite take into consideration what it's asking。 For example， they'll say to "just delete your account" as if that either makes harassment vanish or as if removing yourself entirely from a huge facet of modern social and professional life is a perfect option。 This book acknowledges those people， which I deeply appreciated - but I don't necessarily think it's a book that will convince those people。 For example， I can never effectively explain to my family why I am bitter about stepping away from Twitter -- because I felt that I needed to （at least temporarily， and for whatever forseeable future） but I also miss it as a fun space to share with friends and a networking opportunity through which I can boost my work and secure more job opportunities。 This is definitely a resource guide for social media users who understand how much information will still be out there without their consent， and how to better prepare and deal。 。。。more
Kelsey Weekman
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As a journalist myself， some of the companies I've worked for have neglected to give me the proper training to protect myself。 The ones that have gave me training similar to what is found in this book， and I found it to be incredibly helpful。 We should put this book into the hands of any journalist the second they sign a contract。 Something I wish this book included more of is the idea that literally any of us could go viral at any time — either becoming the discourse of the day on Twitter or un As a journalist myself， some of the companies I've worked for have neglected to give me the proper training to protect myself。 The ones that have gave me training similar to what is found in this book， and I found it to be incredibly helpful。 We should put this book into the hands of any journalist the second they sign a contract。 Something I wish this book included more of is the idea that literally any of us could go viral at any time — either becoming the discourse of the day on Twitter or unintentionally taking of on TikTok -- places where you don't need a lot of followers to get a lot of views。 You might not even be the person posting your own image and getting hate in return。 It's really short and quick and I'd recommend it to any woman thinking about a career in the public eye or considering investing time in their social media profiles at all。 I wish there were a chapter on the more practical things non-influencers can do to protect themselves。 I felt like that was missing and would have made the book appeal to a wider audience。 I realize that having to write a book like this in the first place is pretty disturbing and I think that point is well-made here。 But it's not just the outspoken women with something to say that end up suffering at the hands of online misogynists。 Thank you NetGalley for the free ebook in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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