The disparity in resource allocation to this problem should tell you something about priorities and efficacy. Observe:
Just a reminder that this post…
Yesterday, there were four dating websites that had Predator Alert Tools. Today, there are five:
- Predator Alert Tool for OkCupid
- Predator Alert Tool for FetLife
- Predator Alert Tool for Facebook
- Predator Alert Tool for Lulu
- Predator Alert Tool for Bang With Friends
As before, these tools are inspired by the academic works of David Lisak and Paul Miller, “Repeat Rape and Multiple Offending Among Undetected Rapists,” 2002, and the academic works of Stephanie K. McWhorter, “Reports of Rape Reperpetration by Newly Enlisted Male Navy Personnel,” 2009. See “Repeat Rape: How do they get away with it?“ for details.
I’ve also just published a brief tutorial explaining how you can make a Predator Alert Tool for any (and every) Facebook app. Because, again, there is no good excuse for not building sexual violence prevention tools into every social network on the Internet.
Also, yes, Facebook is a “dating website.” Not only are there speculations that Mark Zuckerberg initially created Facebook so he would have an easier time picking up girls, everything Facebook does facilitates online dating: finding, meeting, and interacting with new people, comparing common interests or “Likes,” and posting pretty photos of yourself.
This project is 100% volunteer-run. There are no paid developers. There is no staff.
There is also no budget.
It takes time, heart, and material resources to ensure that this software continues to function, much less is improved on over time. If you can afford to do so, please consider making a donation in the form of food or money to its houseless, nomadic developer at Cyberbusking.org. Thank you very much.
…is outdated, because now there is another Predator Alert Tool, this time for Twitter, the most decentralized, user-controlled PAT yet.
That makes 6 tools. Six different Predator Alert Tools, in less than two years, developed using a grand total budget of $0, thousands of lines of code in four different languages written by one person, whose government insists does not deserve to eat.
But, please, do tell us more about how sexual violence online is something you’re “working really hard to address.” It’s not like you have more resources than a homeless person who lives off donated food. Oh, wait….
(Source: maymay)