Digital political violence against women in Costa Rica (2022-2023). Proposal for a counter-narrative to the dominant model.

Abstract

The digital dynamic has been characterized by harassment, threats, insults, violation of private data, these are everyday practices throughout the world, mainly by men against women. This phenomenon is being studied from different focuses and should not be normalized or minimized in the race towards the digital transformation of the physical world. In Costa Rica alone, in the last year, 1,405,668 conversations with hate and discriminatory language were recorded, which means an increase of 255% compared to 2021. This research analyzes 100% of political digital listening in Costa Rica for one year, that is, a volume of 495,257 public mentions without spam from trolls and bots, using techniques that combine technology and human ingenuity. Costa Rican women politicians and leaders who participate in the debate of ideas are those who suffer the most violence for different reasons that are examined, based on decisions and current rhetoric of national politics, while digital violence remains a structural practice that intensifies. every day with real and totalizing consequences again in the material world. This reality is reflected here and six tactics are provided to cement a counternarrative to the offline cultural hatred that has become embedded in the digital world.