Policy Studies Organization Gender-based violence online is rampant, ranging from harassment of women who are public figures on social media to stalking intimate partners using purpose-built apps. This is not an issue that can be addressed by individual states alone, nor can it be addressed satisfactorily through legal means. The normalization of misogyny and abuse online both reflects and reinforces systemic inequalities. Addressing gender-based violence online will require the intervention of the technology companies that govern the commercial Internet to prevent and combat abuse across networks and services. We argue that international human rights instruments provide an opportunity to identify with more precision the responsibilities of telecommunications companies and digital media platforms to mitigate harm perpetrated through their networks, and ensure that the systems they create do not reproduce gendered inequality. Finally, we present initial recommendations for platforms to promote human rights and fulfill their responsibilities under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

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设计人权：社交媒体平台应对在线基于性别的暴力行为的责任

政策研究机构在线的基于性别的暴力行为猖ramp，从骚扰在社交媒体上成为公共人物的妇女到使用专门设计的应用程序缠扰亲密伴侣。这不是一个单独的国家可以解决的问题，也不是可以通过法律手段令人满意地解决的问题。在线厌食症和滥用行为的正常化既反映并加剧了系统性不平等。在线处理基于性别的暴力行为将需要管理商业互联网的技术公司的干预，以防止和打击跨网络和服务的滥用。我们认为，国际人权文书提供了一个机会，可以更准确地确定电信公司和数字媒体平台的责任，以减轻其网络所造成的损害，并确保他们创建的系统不会重现性别不平等。最后，我们提出了关于平台的初步建议，以促进人权并履行《联合国企业与人权指导原则》所规定的责任。