The following text and definitions come from Safe Campuses BC:
Any form of sexual violence that occurs online is considered technology-facilitated sexual violence.
Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) refers to a wide range of unacceptable, violent, and abusive behaviours, where technology is used as a central tool to carry out these behaviours.
These behaviours can include online sexual harassment, online threats of sexual violence, trolling, non-consensual distribution of intimate images, and many other harmful behaviours that occur online and/or are facilitated through the use of technology.
For an overview of TFSV please watch this video.
For more information on TFSV, the different types of violence that occur and the harms they cause, and resources that can help, please see below.
Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence: An Overview – report from the Centre for International Governance Innovation that provides an overview of the different forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence and the harms they cause.
Unacceptable: Responding to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) – report from the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund that includes information on what you can do, and the support resources you can access if you’re experiencing TFGBV.
BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) Technology Safety Project – provides resources and toolkits to increase and preserve safety and privacy online.