Online dating safety networks, gender-based violence activism to be discussed at CCA conference
University of Alberta scholar Dr. Nicolette Little will discuss Feminist Activism and Digital Technologies and launch her new book, From Red Dresses to Memory Stones: Multimedia Activism and Gender-Based Violence in Canada, at the CCA annual conferece at the University of Windsor on June 2, 2026. (University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
In the age of online dating, women are turning to each other and technology to stay safer when meeting someone offline for the first time.
A rapidly expanding Facebook safety network has tens of thousands of women across the country turning to groups such as Are We Dating the Same Guy, using it as an informal tool for crowdsourcing safety and sharing stories of infidelity, emotional or physical abuse, or other harmful experiences they have had with a certain man.