The omnipresence of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) reflects a global reality where geographical barriers no longer limit its scope. The interconnection of people’s lives with the digital world has expanded the domain of structural violence into these spaces, posing a significant challenge. The complexity of these forms of violence often escapes general understanding, leading to their minimization and underestimation. It is crucial to recognize that digital abuses do not exist in a vacuum separate from the physical world; their impacts are tangible and profound for the victims. While there are common themes and underlying threads, this violence manifests differently worldwide, taking on varying appearances depending on regional and national contexts and the terms used to describe and understand online misogyny realities. Therefore, this research aims to comprehend the specific common patterns in Paraguay, to devise more evidence-based, assertive social, legal, and political solutions to this problem. It endeavors, with great effort and detail, to understand not only survivors but also the nature and configurations of the perpetrators: who they are, why they commit these acts, how they manifest, and their impacts, to explore mechanisms for preventing and mitigating their online presence safely and freely in the future.
Keywords: Technology-facilitated gender-based violence, TFGBV, women in politics, Paraguay.
Research: Maricarmen Sequera & Mariela Cuevas