Social media and other technologies have extended gender-based violence in Sub-Saharan Africa into the digital space, including cyber-bullying, stalking and revenge porn, with significant impact on victims

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Conceptual Framework of the review of technology facilitated gender based violence in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Credit: Tarefa, Abdulai, 2026, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Social media and other technologies have extended gender-based violence in Sub-Saharan Africa into the digital space, including cyber-bullying, stalking and revenge porn, with significant impact on victims

Article URL: https://plos.io/4c2FVny

Article title: Technology-facilitated gender-based violence against women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

Author countries: Ethiopia, Canada.

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

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Journal

PLOS One

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0354526 

Article Title

Technology-facilitated gender-based violence against women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

Article Publication Date

19-Aug-2026