Netizens
Saturday, February 29, at 10:00 am in Bruce (S208)

Date
January 24, 2020
About Project
DIRECTOR
Cynthia Lowen
COUNTRY
USA
RUNNING TIME
96 mins
YEAR
2018
LANGUAGE
English
ABOUT THE FILM
Anyone on the Internet is susceptible to the devastating repercussions of online harassment – particularly women. As the next civil rights frontier goes digital, this chilling dispatch from the dark side of the Web exposes the shocking proliferation of predatory cyberstalking, and a justice system reluctant to confront misogynistic digital abuse as a prosecutable crime. Highlighting three besieged women valiantly fighting back against the Internet’s most malevolent forces – invasion of privacy, impersonation and revenge porn – this infuriating investigation provides an unflinching look at how anonymous online threats can quickly escalate into physical danger, and what can be done to stop it.
Advisory: extremely coarse language and descriptions of sexual violence. May not be appropriate for all viewers.