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Link to: Routine online activities and vulnerability to dating app facilitated sexual violence

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released new research examining the routine activities of dating app users that make them more vulnerable to dating app facilitated sexual violence.

• Prolific dating platform users and those who share more information, who communicate with people across different platforms, and who paid for an online dating service were more likely to report experiencing dating app facilitated sexual violence.
• These activities increased the likelihood of both online and in-person dating app facilitated sexual violence.

Findings provide insight into perpetrators’ decision-making when engaging in dating app facilitated sexual violence, and inform measures to protect users from harm.

Link to: Routine online activities and vulnerability to dating app facilitated sexual violence

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released new research examining the routine activities of dating app users that make them more vulnerable to dating app facilitated sexual violence.

• Prolific dating platform users and those who share more information, who communicate with people across different platforms, and who paid for an online dating service were more likely to report experiencing dating app facilitated sexual violence.
• These activities increased the likelihood of both online and in-person dating app facilitated sexual violence.

Findings provide insight into perpetrators’ decision-making when engaging in dating app facilitated sexual violence, and inform measures to protect users from harm.

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