{"id":200348,"date":"2026-03-29T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/women-in-the-pacific-are-increasingly-subject-to-digital-abuse-new-research\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:25:11","slug":"women-in-the-pacific-are-increasingly-subject-to-digital-abuse-new-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/women-in-the-pacific-are-increasingly-subject-to-digital-abuse-new-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in the Pacific are increasingly subject to digital abuse: new research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/women-in-the-pacific-are-increasingly-subject-to-digital-abuse-new-research-278990\">Women in the Pacific are increasingly subject to digital abuse: new research<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/women-in-the-pacific-are-increasingly-subject-to-digital-abuse-new-research-278990\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/women-in-the-pacific-are-increasingly-subject-to-digital-abuse-new-research-278990<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-29 15:05:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"theconversation.com\">theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gender-based violence in the Pacific is widespread, with up to 79% of women in the region experiencing abuse in their lifetimes, often in conjunction with other forms of intimate partner violence.<\/li>\n<li>The use of digital technologies to abuse, harass, coerce, and exploit individuals has emerged as a significant concern, particularly in the Pacific where traditional communal practices and norms can hinder disclosure and support-seeking.<\/li>\n<li>Through a survey of 19 victim-survivor support practitioners and interviews in nine Pacific Island nations, the study identified controlling access to devices, coercive sexual activities via digital means, sexual image-based abuse, location monitoring, and exploitation through AI-generated deepfakes as prevalent forms of tech-facilitated abuse.<\/li>\n<li>Unique to the Pacific context is the &#8220;shared-device problem,&#8221; 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