Sargon of Akkad - Carl Benjamin - Victim Aid
Aired: 2015-06-23
Duration: 01:55


=== Protecting Women Online (01:55) ===

[00:00:00]  They need your help right now.
[00:00:03]  Every day, all across the internet, thousands of innocent women are being disagreed with, insulted and even mocked on social media.
[00:00:14]  And sometimes, it's even worse.
[00:00:17]  Harassment by sock puppet accounts is reaching epidemic proportions and something needs to be done.
[00:00:25]  These tweets are real.
[00:00:27]  Many of them express harmful opinions that lead to surprise, self-doubt, introspection, and eventually, post-traumatic stress disorder.
[00:00:38]  Hard to imagine, isn't it?
[00:00:41]  Many of these tweets contain online violence so severe that these poor victims are driven from their homes.
[00:00:49]  These tweets make women feel unsafe, and this fear becomes their lived experience, which makes the violence in them all the more real.
[00:00:58]  But it doesn't have to be this way.
[00:01:01]  You can make a difference.
[00:01:03]  It only takes a minute to do something incredible.
[00:01:07]  Your support can help soothe damaged feelings, provide comfort and pay for our victims to become full-time internet activists.
[00:01:16]  We are there to indulge any claim, no matter how radical.
[00:01:20]  We are here to listen and believe.
[00:01:23]  Whenever there is a comment section for trolls to voice their disagreements, we'll make sure it's closed.
[00:01:30]  All it takes for you to alleviate the burden of your privilege is a small monthly donation.
[00:01:36]  This donation will help protect the feelings of women online and keep them safe from trolls.
[00:01:42]  So please, pledge $5 a month or whatever you can.
[00:01:46]  If enough people like you do it, in our lifetime we could see every woman on the internet kept safe from being sent offensive tweets.