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While doing research on image-based sexual abuse, she engaged in advocacy on the topic. In November 2018, she was promoter and spokeperson, with the aid of [[Amnesty International]]<ref name=":2" /> and other organizations, of the Italian national campaign “Intimità Violata” to ask for a law against image-based sexual abuse (''revenge porn'').<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intimità violata: dalla Marca la petizione per chiedere una legge contro il "revenge porn" |url=https://www.trevisotoday.it/video/semenzin-intimita-violata-petizione-contro-revenge-porn-2018.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=TrevisoToday |language=it}}</ref> An online petition gathered 80,000 signatories in two weeks,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-10 |title=Revenge porn, Boldrini accoglie petizione su Change.org e annuncia proposta di legge bipartisan |url=https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2018/12/10/news/petizione_revenge_porn_proposta_legge_boldrini-213911374/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref> and gathered ample media attention.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=“Basta diffondere immagini intime per vendetta”: da Montebelluna la raccolta firme lanciata da Silvia |url=https://www.oggitreviso.it/node/202701 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.oggitreviso.it |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-11 |title=Revenge porn in Sardegna, l'orrenda chat che umilia le ragazze denunciata da Insieme in Rete |url=https://www.giornalettismo.com/revenge-porn-chat-sardegna/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Giornalettismo |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-04 |title=«Basta vendette sessuali e donne umiliate in chat»: la sfida di una ragazza di Montebelluna |url=https://tribunatreviso.gelocal.it/treviso/cronaca/2018/12/04/news/basta-vendette-sessuali-e-donne-umiliate-in-chat-la-sfida-di-una-ragazza-di-montebelluna-1.17528898 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Tribuna di Treviso |language=it}}</ref> The campaign attracted the support of politicians like former President of the Parliament [[Laura Boldrini]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-30 |title=Petizione dei record per una legge sul revenge porn: «Spesso le vittime sono inconsapevoli» {{!}} VIDEO |url=https://www.giornalettismo.com/revenge-porn-petizione-silvia-semenzin-video/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Giornalettismo |language=it-IT}}</ref> especially after the dismissal of the [[Tiziana Cantone]] suicide case.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-20 |title=Il revenge porn è molto più diffuso di quanto pensiamo. E una legge non basta a combatterlo. |url=https://thevision.com/attualita/legge-revenge-porn/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=THE VISION |language=it-IT}}</ref> A few months later, in April 2019 the Italian Parliament passed a law criminalizing image-based sexual abuse,<ref name=":3" /> rendering the campaign a success. |
While doing research on image-based sexual abuse, she engaged in advocacy on the topic. In November 2018, she was promoter and spokeperson, with the aid of [[Amnesty International]]<ref name=":2" /> and other organizations, of the Italian national campaign “Intimità Violata” to ask for a law against image-based sexual abuse (''revenge porn'').<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intimità violata: dalla Marca la petizione per chiedere una legge contro il "revenge porn" |url=https://www.trevisotoday.it/video/semenzin-intimita-violata-petizione-contro-revenge-porn-2018.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=TrevisoToday |language=it}}</ref> An online petition gathered 80,000 signatories in two weeks,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-10 |title=Revenge porn, Boldrini accoglie petizione su Change.org e annuncia proposta di legge bipartisan |url=https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2018/12/10/news/petizione_revenge_porn_proposta_legge_boldrini-213911374/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref> and gathered ample media attention.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=“Basta diffondere immagini intime per vendetta”: da Montebelluna la raccolta firme lanciata da Silvia |url=https://www.oggitreviso.it/node/202701 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.oggitreviso.it |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-11 |title=Revenge porn in Sardegna, l'orrenda chat che umilia le ragazze denunciata da Insieme in Rete |url=https://www.giornalettismo.com/revenge-porn-chat-sardegna/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Giornalettismo |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-04 |title=«Basta vendette sessuali e donne umiliate in chat»: la sfida di una ragazza di Montebelluna |url=https://tribunatreviso.gelocal.it/treviso/cronaca/2018/12/04/news/basta-vendette-sessuali-e-donne-umiliate-in-chat-la-sfida-di-una-ragazza-di-montebelluna-1.17528898 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Tribuna di Treviso |language=it}}</ref> The campaign attracted the support of politicians like former President of the Parliament [[Laura Boldrini]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-30 |title=Petizione dei record per una legge sul revenge porn: «Spesso le vittime sono inconsapevoli» {{!}} VIDEO |url=https://www.giornalettismo.com/revenge-porn-petizione-silvia-semenzin-video/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Giornalettismo |language=it-IT}}</ref> especially after the dismissal of the [[Tiziana Cantone]] suicide case.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-20 |title=Il revenge porn è molto più diffuso di quanto pensiamo. E una legge non basta a combatterlo. |url=https://thevision.com/attualita/legge-revenge-porn/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=THE VISION |language=it-IT}}</ref> A few months later, in April 2019 the Italian Parliament passed a law criminalizing image-based sexual abuse,<ref name=":3" /> rendering the campaign a success. |
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Since then, she has become an advocate on online gender-related violence matters,<ref>{{Cite web |title=“Lotto contro la violenza sui social” |url=https://nuvola.corriere.it/2021/11/12/silvia-sociologa-digitale-lotto-contro-la-violenza-sulle-donne-sui-social/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=nuvola.corriere.it |language=it}}</ref> regularly speaking on international media like [[RTVE]],<ref>{{Citation |title=Gen Playz - Filtraciones sexuales en redes |date=2022-09-13 |url=https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/gen-playz/filtraciones-sexuales-redes/6685297/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=es}}</ref> [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]],<ref name=":2" /> [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2022-04-05 |title=In Spagna un algoritmo valuta il rischio di violenza contro le donne. Ma ha fallito |url=https://www.wired.it/article/donne-violenza-spagna-algoritmo-rischio/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Wired Italia |language=it-IT}}</ref> [[GQ|GQ,]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2021-04-08 |title=Che cosa passa per la testa di un uomo che fa revenge porn |url=https://www.gqitalia.it/news/article/che-cosa-passa-per-la-testa-di-un-uomo-che-fa-revenge-porn |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=GQ Italia |language=it-IT}}</ref> [[Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata|ANSA]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-25 |title=Digital Service Act, la sociologa: "Molto da fare contro la violenza online" - Italia - Ansa.it |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/videogallery/italia/2023/08/25/digital-service-act-la-sociologa-molto-da-fare-contro-la-violenza-online_01a8cd4b-e816-4bfe-a157-01392d52a36b.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Agenzia ANSA |language=it}}</ref> [[RAC 1]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=Aug 12, 2023 |title=Els perills del 'deep fake': "Ser dona ja és una amenaça per a la teva intimitat" |url=https://www.rac1.cat/via-lliure/20230812/112260/perills-deep-fake-dona-amenaca-teva-intimitat.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=RAC1 |language=ca}}</ref> and others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Semenzin |first=Silvia |date=2023-12-14 |title=Regulators are Failing to Combat Revenge Porn |url=https://cepa.org/article/regulators-are-failing-to-combat-revenge-porn/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=CEPA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=von Hodenberg |first=Anna-Lena |last2=Semenzin |first2=Silvia |last3=Mclaren |first3=Shanley Clemot |date=Apr 14, 2022 |title=The human cost of the EU’s fragmented approach to tackling image-based sexual abuse |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/opinion/the-human-cost-of-the-eus-fragmented-approach-to-tackling-image-based-sexual-abuse/ |work=[[Euractiv]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Press |url=https://www.silviasemenzin.it/press |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Silvia Semenzin}}</ref> She has spoken on the topic in multiple international forums, including two [[TED (conference)|TED Talks]],<ref>{{Citation |last=Semenzin |first=Silvia |title=Is digital activism possible? |date=2021-09-17 |url=https://www.ted.com/talks/silvia_semenzin_puo_esistere_un_attivismo_digitale |access-date=2024-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Tecnologia vs. Umanità {{!}} Silvia Semenzin {{!}} TEDxLakeComo |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLlAtbmTsIc |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=en}}</ref> Amnesty International,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-07 |title=Io non odio, e tu? |url=https://www.amnesty.it/io-non-odio-e-tu/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Amnesty International Italia |language=it-IT}}</ref> [[Save the Children]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=Il rapporto di Save the Children: il 65% degli adolescenti dichiara di essersi sentito controllato dal partner almeno una volta |url=https://www.lastampa.it/cronaca/2024/02/13/news/rapporto_violenze_save_the_children-14066341/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=La Stampa |language=it}}</ref> EU,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Towards a European Policy against Online Image-Based Sexual Abuse |url=https://www.cais-research.de/ags/towards-a-european-policy-against-online-image-based-sexual-abuse/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=CAIS |language=de-DE}}</ref> or the global summit on the topic.<ref>{{Cite web |title="I finally knew I was in the right place" – notes from the first-ever Global Summit on Image-Based Sexual Abuse |url=https://www.panoramaglobal.org/blog/notes-from-the-global-summit-on-image-based-sexual-abuse |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.panoramaglobal.org}}</ref> She also played a key role in implementing a law against online sexual violence in [[Ecuador]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Conoce a Isabella Nuques, activista que impulsó la Ley de Violencia Digital en Ecuador |url=https://sprinforma.mx/ver/8m/conoce-a-isabella-nuques-activista-que-impulso-la-ley-de-violencia-digital-en-ecuador |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=sprinforma.mx}}</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis |title=Análisis de la Ley de Violencia Digital en Ecuador: una mirada a las experiencias de la violencia machista en el ámbito digital |url=http://repositorio.uasb.edu.ec/handle/10644/9046 |publisher=Quito, EC: Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sede Ecuador |date=2022 |degree=masterThesis |first=Jhanela Anahí |last=Durán González}}</ref> She wrote a book on the topic,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-19 |title=«Il revenge porn è la trasposizione digitale della cultura dello stupro» |url=https://lespresso.it/c/attualita/2021/7/19/il-revenge-porn-e-la-trasposizione-digitale-della-cultura-dello-stupro/12232 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=lespresso.it |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bainotti |first=Lucia |title=Donne tutte puttane: Revenge porn e maschilità egemone |last2=Semenzin |first2=Silvia |date=2021 |publisher=Durango edizioni |isbn=978-88-99476-49-6 |series=La città e la metropoli |location=Andria}}</ref> and in line with her appeals for better education on these issues,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-05 |title=Abuse and anger: inside the online groups spreading stolen, sexual images |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/long-reads/article/3135803/abuse-and-anger-inside-online-groups-spreading-stolen-sexual |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-24 |title=Il Revenge Porn non è né vendetta né pornografia: è violenza di genere contro le donne |url=https://www.fanpage.it/politica/il-revenge-porn-non-e-ne-vendetta-ne-pornografia-e-violenza-di-genere-contro-le-donne/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Fanpage |language=it}}</ref> she co-founded an NGO on sex education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=chi siamo |url=https://www.virginandmartyr.com/chi-siamo |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Virgin & Martyr |language=it-IT}}</ref> |
Since then, she has become an advocate on online gender-related violence matters,<ref>{{Cite web |title=“Lotto contro la violenza sui social” |url=https://nuvola.corriere.it/2021/11/12/silvia-sociologa-digitale-lotto-contro-la-violenza-sulle-donne-sui-social/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=nuvola.corriere.it |language=it}}</ref> regularly speaking on international media like [[RTVE]],<ref>{{Citation |title=Gen Playz - Filtraciones sexuales en redes |date=2022-09-13 |url=https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/gen-playz/filtraciones-sexuales-redes/6685297/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=es}}</ref> [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]],<ref name=":2" /> [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2022-04-05 |title=In Spagna un algoritmo valuta il rischio di violenza contro le donne. Ma ha fallito |url=https://www.wired.it/article/donne-violenza-spagna-algoritmo-rischio/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Wired Italia |language=it-IT}}</ref> [[GQ|GQ,]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2021-04-08 |title=Che cosa passa per la testa di un uomo che fa revenge porn |url=https://www.gqitalia.it/news/article/che-cosa-passa-per-la-testa-di-un-uomo-che-fa-revenge-porn |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=GQ Italia |language=it-IT}}</ref> [[Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata|ANSA]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-25 |title=Digital Service Act, la sociologa: "Molto da fare contro la violenza online" - Italia - Ansa.it |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/videogallery/italia/2023/08/25/digital-service-act-la-sociologa-molto-da-fare-contro-la-violenza-online_01a8cd4b-e816-4bfe-a157-01392d52a36b.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Agenzia ANSA |language=it}}</ref> [[RAC 1]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=Aug 12, 2023 |title=Els perills del 'deep fake': "Ser dona ja és una amenaça per a la teva intimitat" |url=https://www.rac1.cat/via-lliure/20230812/112260/perills-deep-fake-dona-amenaca-teva-intimitat.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=RAC1 |language=ca}}</ref> and others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Semenzin |first=Silvia |date=2023-12-14 |title=Regulators are Failing to Combat Revenge Porn |url=https://cepa.org/article/regulators-are-failing-to-combat-revenge-porn/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=CEPA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=von Hodenberg |first=Anna-Lena |last2=Semenzin |first2=Silvia |last3=Mclaren |first3=Shanley Clemot |date=Apr 14, 2022 |title=The human cost of the EU’s fragmented approach to tackling image-based sexual abuse |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/opinion/the-human-cost-of-the-eus-fragmented-approach-to-tackling-image-based-sexual-abuse/ |work=[[Euractiv]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Press |url=https://www.silviasemenzin.it/press |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Silvia Semenzin}}</ref> She has spoken on the topic in multiple international forums, including two [[TED (conference)|TED Talks]],<ref>{{Citation |last=Semenzin |first=Silvia |title=Is digital activism possible? |date=2021-09-17 |url=https://www.ted.com/talks/silvia_semenzin_puo_esistere_un_attivismo_digitale |access-date=2024-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Tecnologia vs. Umanità {{!}} Silvia Semenzin {{!}} TEDxLakeComo |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLlAtbmTsIc |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=en}}</ref> Amnesty International,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-07 |title=Io non odio, e tu? |url=https://www.amnesty.it/io-non-odio-e-tu/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Amnesty International Italia |language=it-IT}}</ref> [[Save the Children]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=Il rapporto di Save the Children: il 65% degli adolescenti dichiara di essersi sentito controllato dal partner almeno una volta |url=https://www.lastampa.it/cronaca/2024/02/13/news/rapporto_violenze_save_the_children-14066341/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=La Stampa |language=it}}</ref> the EU,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Towards a European Policy against Online Image-Based Sexual Abuse |url=https://www.cais-research.de/ags/towards-a-european-policy-against-online-image-based-sexual-abuse/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=CAIS |language=de-DE}}</ref> or the global summit on the topic.<ref>{{Cite web |title="I finally knew I was in the right place" – notes from the first-ever Global Summit on Image-Based Sexual Abuse |url=https://www.panoramaglobal.org/blog/notes-from-the-global-summit-on-image-based-sexual-abuse |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.panoramaglobal.org}}</ref> She also played a key role in implementing a law against online sexual violence in [[Ecuador]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Conoce a Isabella Nuques, activista que impulsó la Ley de Violencia Digital en Ecuador |url=https://sprinforma.mx/ver/8m/conoce-a-isabella-nuques-activista-que-impulso-la-ley-de-violencia-digital-en-ecuador |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=sprinforma.mx}}</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis |title=Análisis de la Ley de Violencia Digital en Ecuador: una mirada a las experiencias de la violencia machista en el ámbito digital |url=http://repositorio.uasb.edu.ec/handle/10644/9046 |publisher=Quito, EC: Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sede Ecuador |date=2022 |degree=masterThesis |first=Jhanela Anahí |last=Durán González}}</ref> She wrote a book on the topic,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-19 |title=«Il revenge porn è la trasposizione digitale della cultura dello stupro» |url=https://lespresso.it/c/attualita/2021/7/19/il-revenge-porn-e-la-trasposizione-digitale-della-cultura-dello-stupro/12232 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=lespresso.it |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bainotti |first=Lucia |title=Donne tutte puttane: Revenge porn e maschilità egemone |last2=Semenzin |first2=Silvia |date=2021 |publisher=Durango edizioni |isbn=978-88-99476-49-6 |series=La città e la metropoli |location=Andria}}</ref> and in line with her appeals for better education on these issues,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-05 |title=Abuse and anger: inside the online groups spreading stolen, sexual images |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/long-reads/article/3135803/abuse-and-anger-inside-online-groups-spreading-stolen-sexual |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-24 |title=Il Revenge Porn non è né vendetta né pornografia: è violenza di genere contro le donne |url=https://www.fanpage.it/politica/il-revenge-porn-non-e-ne-vendetta-ne-pornografia-e-violenza-di-genere-contro-le-donne/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Fanpage |language=it}}</ref> she co-founded an NGO on sex education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=chi siamo |url=https://www.virginandmartyr.com/chi-siamo |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Virgin & Martyr |language=it-IT}}</ref> |
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Concerning her advocacy of digital rights, she sits on the board of the Dutch Cyber Rights Organization,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyber Rights Organization |url=https://cyberights.org/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Cyber Rights Organization |language=en-GB}}</ref> which has advocated for non-discrimination clauses in the [[Artificial Intelligence Act|EU Artificial Intelligence Act]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is 'revenge porn' and are there laws to protect you? Here’s what you need to know |url=https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/asequals/asequals/revenge-porn-protect-yourself-as-equals-intl-cmd/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=edition.cnn.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Besides, she has worked as a journalist for several digital newspapers, in Italy,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-07 |title=Silvia Semenzin {{!}} Il Caffè Geopolitico |url=https://ilcaffegeopolitico.net/author/silvia-semenzin |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=ilcaffegeopolitico.net |language=it-IT}}</ref> Spain,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-14 |title=Elecciones italianas 2018: una análisis con la mente fría |url=https://vozparalela.es/author/silviasemenzin |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-19 |title=Silvia Semenzin – ROOSTERGNN |url=https://archives.rgnn.org/es/author/silvia-semenzin/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=es}}</ref> and an US online debate platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TEDxLakeComo {{!}} TED |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/32781 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.ted.com}}</ref> |
Concerning her advocacy of digital rights, she sits on the board of the Dutch Cyber Rights Organization,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyber Rights Organization |url=https://cyberights.org/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Cyber Rights Organization |language=en-GB}}</ref> which has advocated for non-discrimination clauses in the [[Artificial Intelligence Act|EU Artificial Intelligence Act]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is 'revenge porn' and are there laws to protect you? Here’s what you need to know |url=https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/asequals/asequals/revenge-porn-protect-yourself-as-equals-intl-cmd/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=edition.cnn.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Besides, she has worked as a journalist for several digital newspapers, in Italy,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-07 |title=Silvia Semenzin {{!}} Il Caffè Geopolitico |url=https://ilcaffegeopolitico.net/author/silvia-semenzin |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=ilcaffegeopolitico.net |language=it-IT}}</ref> Spain,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-14 |title=Elecciones italianas 2018: una análisis con la mente fría |url=https://vozparalela.es/author/silviasemenzin |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-19 |title=Silvia Semenzin – ROOSTERGNN |url=https://archives.rgnn.org/es/author/silvia-semenzin/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |language=es}}</ref> and an US online debate platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TEDxLakeComo {{!}} TED |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/32781 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.ted.com}}</ref> |
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Silvia Semenzin | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | University of Milan, University of Turin |
Known for | Image based sexual abuse |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Image based sexual abuse, Blockchain |
Institutions | Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
Doctoral advisor | Paola Alessandra Rebughini, Alessandro Gandini |
Silvia Semenzin is an Italian author, scholar and activist, whose work focuses on gender-related violence, digital rights, and emerging technologies, especially blockchain. She is best known for her research and advocacy on image-based sexual abuse (revenge porn), which prompted the Italian law on the topic.[1][2][3]
Education and career
Semenzin studied a BA in Political Science at the University of Padua, with an Erasmus exchange at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).[4] She studied an MA in Social Communication at the same UCM, and later a joint PhD in Digital Sociology by both the University of Milan and the University of Turin.[5] Her PhD explored the blockchain imaginaries, examining power dynamics and algorithmic discrimination in digitally-mediated contexts.[6][7]
During her PhD, she worked for the University of Trento researching cybercrime.[8] She also collaborated with the ERC grant team of Stefania Milan at the University of Amsterdam,[9] with data-tracking of Pornhub.[10] In this period she researched image-based sexual abuse in Telegram groups,[11] which drew international attention.[12][13]
After her PhD, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the UCM, in the ERC grant team of Samer Hassan,[6] and as a lecturer at the University of Amsterdam.[14] She later obtained a Juan de la Cierva post-doc scholarship to continue her work at UCM.[15] In this period, she has researched continued her research on the social aspects of blockchain technologies, while trying to raise awareness on its dangers.[16][17]
Activism and social engagement
While doing research on image-based sexual abuse, she engaged in advocacy on the topic. In November 2018, she was promoter and spokeperson, with the aid of Amnesty International[2] and other organizations, of the Italian national campaign “Intimità Violata” to ask for a law against image-based sexual abuse (revenge porn).[18] An online petition gathered 80,000 signatories in two weeks,[19] and gathered ample media attention.[19][20][21][22] The campaign attracted the support of politicians like former President of the Parliament Laura Boldrini,[23] especially after the dismissal of the Tiziana Cantone suicide case.[24] A few months later, in April 2019 the Italian Parliament passed a law criminalizing image-based sexual abuse,[3] rendering the campaign a success.
Since then, she has become an advocate on online gender-related violence matters,[25] regularly speaking on international media like RTVE,[26] Vanity Fair,[2] Wired,[27] GQ,[28] ANSA,[29] RAC 1,[30] and others.[31][32][33] She has spoken on the topic in multiple international forums, including two TED Talks,[34][35] Amnesty International,[36] Save the Children,[37] the EU,[38] or the global summit on the topic.[39] She also played a key role in implementing a law against online sexual violence in Ecuador.[40][41] She wrote a book on the topic,[42][43] and in line with her appeals for better education on these issues,[44][45] she co-founded an NGO on sex education.[46]
Concerning her advocacy of digital rights, she sits on the board of the Dutch Cyber Rights Organization,[47] which has advocated for non-discrimination clauses in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act.[48] Besides, she has worked as a journalist for several digital newspapers, in Italy,[49] Spain,[50][51] and an US online debate platform.[52]
Selected works
Books
- Bainotti, L., & Semenzin, S. (2021). Donne tutte puttane: Revenge porn e maschilità egemone. Durango edizioni. ISBN 978-88-99476-49-6
Articles
- Rama, I., Bainotti, L., Gandini, A., Giorgi, G., Semenzin, S., Agosti, C., ... & Romano, S. (2023). The platformization of gender and sexual identities: an algorithmic analysis of Pornhub. Porn Studies, 10(2), 154-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268743.2022.2066566
- Semenzin, S., Rozas, D., & Hassan, S. (2022). Blockchain-based application at a governmental level: disruption or illusion? The case of Estonia. Policy and Society, 41(3), 386-401. https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puac014
- Semenzin, S., & Gandini, A. (2021). Automating Trust with the Blockchain? A Critical Investigation of “Blockchain 2.0” Cultures. Global Perspectives, 2(1), 24912. https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2021.24912
- Semenzin, S., & Bainotti, L. (2020). The Use of Telegram for Non-Consensual Dissemination of Intimate Images: Gendered Affordances and the Construction of Masculinities. Social Media + Society, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120984453
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Nast, Condé (2019-04-03). "Revenge porn, Silvia Semenzin: «Quando ho visto le foto delle mie amiche»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ a b "Revenge porn is now a crime in Italy". The Independent. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ University of Padua (April 4, 2012). "Ranking list of Erasmus Program Mobility Grants 2012/2013, 1st turn - Political Science" (PDF).
- ^ "CRO Cyber Rights Organization, la prima organizzazione europea che difende i diritti umani nel web fondata da due under 35". Skuola.net - Portale per Studenti: Materiali, Appunti e Notizie (in Italian). 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ a b "Publications - Silvia Semenzin Profile". P2P Models. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "NASP: Network for the Advancement of Social and Political studies - Silvia Semenzin". nasp.eu. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "La cyber-criminalità contro il commercio in Italia" [Cyber crime against trade in Italy] (PDF). Università degli Studi di Trento. 2017. ISBN 978-88-94891-01-0.
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- ^ "Experience Summary & Farewells". pornhub.tracking.exposed. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Semenzin, Silvia; Bainotti, Lucia (Oct 2020). "The Use of Telegram for Non-Consensual Dissemination of Intimate Images: Gendered Affordances and the Construction of Masculinities". Social Media + Society. 6 (4): 205630512098445. doi:10.1177/2056305120984453. ISSN 2056-3051.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2019-01-23). ""Uscite le minorenni"". Wired Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Kraus, Rachel (2020-10-29). "Telegram's massive revenge porn problem has made these women's lives hell". Mashable. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Silvia Semenzin". Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ State Research Agency (2021). "Resolución de la presidencia de la agencia estatal de investigación, por la que se resuelve el procedimiento de concesión de las ayudas juan de la cierva-formación, convocatoria 2021" [Resolution of the Presidency of the Spanish National Research Agency, resolving the procedure for granting Juan de la Cierva Training Aid, Call 2021] (PDF). Spanish National Research Agency (Agencia Estatal de Investigación).
- ^ "De la moneda social y el blockchain: ¿podrían ayudarnos a acabar con la corrupción y la especulación?". www.lasexta.com (in Spanish). 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Evolución de las criptomonedas: cuánto habríamos ganado invirtiendo 50 euros en 2011 y cuánto en 2021". www.lasexta.com (in Spanish). 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Intimità violata: dalla Marca la petizione per chiedere una legge contro il "revenge porn"". TrevisoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ a b "Revenge porn, Boldrini accoglie petizione su Change.org e annuncia proposta di legge bipartisan". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ ""Basta diffondere immagini intime per vendetta": da Montebelluna la raccolta firme lanciata da Silvia". www.oggitreviso.it. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Revenge porn in Sardegna, l'orrenda chat che umilia le ragazze denunciata da Insieme in Rete". Giornalettismo (in Italian). 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "«Basta vendette sessuali e donne umiliate in chat»: la sfida di una ragazza di Montebelluna". Tribuna di Treviso (in Italian). 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Petizione dei record per una legge sul revenge porn: «Spesso le vittime sono inconsapevoli» | VIDEO". Giornalettismo (in Italian). 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Il revenge porn è molto più diffuso di quanto pensiamo. E una legge non basta a combatterlo". THE VISION (in Italian). 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ ""Lotto contro la violenza sui social"". nuvola.corriere.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Gen Playz - Filtraciones sexuales en redes (in Spanish), 2022-09-13, retrieved 2024-03-27
- ^ Nast, Condé (2022-04-05). "In Spagna un algoritmo valuta il rischio di violenza contro le donne. Ma ha fallito". Wired Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2021-04-08). "Che cosa passa per la testa di un uomo che fa revenge porn". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Digital Service Act, la sociologa: "Molto da fare contro la violenza online" - Italia - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Els perills del 'deep fake': "Ser dona ja és una amenaça per a la teva intimitat"". RAC1 (in Catalan). Aug 12, 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Semenzin, Silvia (2023-12-14). "Regulators are Failing to Combat Revenge Porn". CEPA. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ von Hodenberg, Anna-Lena; Semenzin, Silvia; Mclaren, Shanley Clemot (Apr 14, 2022). "The human cost of the EU's fragmented approach to tackling image-based sexual abuse". Euractiv.
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- ^ "Io non odio, e tu?". Amnesty International Italia (in Italian). 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Il rapporto di Save the Children: il 65% degli adolescenti dichiara di essersi sentito controllato dal partner almeno una volta". La Stampa (in Italian). 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Towards a European Policy against Online Image-Based Sexual Abuse". CAIS (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ ""I finally knew I was in the right place" – notes from the first-ever Global Summit on Image-Based Sexual Abuse". www.panoramaglobal.org. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Conoce a Isabella Nuques, activista que impulsó la Ley de Violencia Digital en Ecuador". sprinforma.mx. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Durán González, Jhanela Anahí (2022). Análisis de la Ley de Violencia Digital en Ecuador: una mirada a las experiencias de la violencia machista en el ámbito digital (masterThesis thesis). Quito, EC: Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sede Ecuador.
- ^ "«Il revenge porn è la trasposizione digitale della cultura dello stupro»". lespresso.it (in Italian). 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Bainotti, Lucia; Semenzin, Silvia (2021). Donne tutte puttane: Revenge porn e maschilità egemone. La città e la metropoli. Andria: Durango edizioni. ISBN 978-88-99476-49-6.
- ^ "Abuse and anger: inside the online groups spreading stolen, sexual images". South China Morning Post. 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Il Revenge Porn non è né vendetta né pornografia: è violenza di genere contro le donne". Fanpage (in Italian). 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "chi siamo". Virgin & Martyr (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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- ^ "Silvia Semenzin | Il Caffè Geopolitico". ilcaffegeopolitico.net (in Italian). 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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