United Nations Apologizes for Fault-Ridden Cyberviolence Report

The report was immediately controversial, and even victims of online harassment were highly critical.

Motherboard, --October 8, 2015

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A spokesperson for the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) apologized for several errors and poorly sourced material in its Broadband Commission Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls Report, and vowed that it would be much improved in a forthcoming revision.
On September 24, the United Nations Broadband Commission for Digital Development released what it called "a world-wide wake-up call" about the dangers of "cyberviolence" that women and girls around the world face while online. Social media, video games, and sexting, among other things, contribute to this cyberviolence, it argued. The report was immediately controversial, and even victims of online harassment were highly critical. More...

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