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Sexist violence and online harassment

Key points

  • At a protest: stay with your buddy and agree on a signal.
  • Sexist or sexual violence: 3919, free and anonymous, 24/7.
  • Online harassment: don't reply, take dated screenshots, report (platform, Pharos).
  • Cyberbullying: 3018, which also helps get content removed.

Crowds, chaos and exposure on social media create specific risks. You are not alone: free helplines exist.

At the protest

  • Stay with your buddy and agree on a signal to step away (never stay alone).
  • If someone assaults or gropes you: move away, alert your group, the stewards or street medics.
  • Afterwards: you can have it recorded by a doctor, file a complaint, and call 3919, a free anonymous 24/7 line for victims of sexist and sexual violence.1

Online: harassment and doxxing

Posting your protest photos can expose you to harassment or to your personal details being published ("doxxing").

  • Don't reply: keep screenshots showing the page address and the date.
  • Report the content to the platform, then on PHAROS if it is illegal (threats, calls to violence).2
  • Call 3018, the free national number against cyberharassment, which also helps get content removed.3
  • Request removal of your personal data published online.4
  • Publishing someone's private information to expose them to a risk is an offence in France, punishable by 3 years in prison and a €45,000 fine.5

Resources in the directory

In one of these situations? a victim of sexist or sexual violence · harassed or exposed online · an influencer or content creator · gagged or under pressure (censorship, summons, formal notice) · on social media, facing hate

Sources

Each note links to the source of the information. Most sources are in French. Laws change: check the date of the source and, if in doubt, ask a lawyer.

  1. Arrêtons les violences — 3919, Violences Femmes Info · AI-sourced on · awaiting human check ↩

  2. PHAROS — Plateforme de signalement des contenus illicites · AI-sourced on · awaiting human check ↩

  3. e-Enfance — 3018 · AI-sourced on · awaiting human check ↩

  4. CNIL — Le droit à l'effacement : supprimer vos données en ligne · AI-sourced on · awaiting human check ↩

  5. La Grande Bibliothèque du Droit — Le doxxing (article 223-1-1 du Code pénal) · AI-sourced on · awaiting human check ↩

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