{"id":975630,"date":"2023-01-31T03:58:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T03:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.broadagenda.com.au\/?p=12728"},"modified":"2023-01-31T03:58:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T03:58:18","slug":"online-dating-safety-we-need-more-than-id-verification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/01\/31\/online-dating-safety-we-need-more-than-id-verification\/","title":{"rendered":"Online dating safety: we need more than ID verification"},"content":{"rendered":"
Online dating apps have become an integral part of human connection in the digital age. For many it\u2019s a convenient way to connect, have fun and fall in love. Like traditional dating you have bad dates,\u00a0 mortifying message exchanges after refreshing yourself at the local with your friends. It seems easy and a good way to find you person.<\/p>\n
There is a darker experience of online dating, though. Research from Australian Institute of Criminology showed three out of four participants in the study had been exposed to sexual violence, facilitated through a dating application<\/a>.<\/p>\n It also showcases the attitudes that are prevalent in society towards women and girls and the behaviours that are commonly experienced by them online, and the gendered impacts that has on women\u2019s participation in the digital realm. <\/a><\/p>\n