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AI increases online abuse of women in NigeriaCEFR A1
10 Apr 2026
Adapted from Guest Contributor, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Ahmed Nasiru, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
83 words
- Online abuse is growing across Nigeria every year.
- Many women face insults, stalking and hateful messages online.
- New AI tools make harmful images and text easier.
- People can create fake sexual images without consent.
- Social media often lets those images spread very fast.
- Platforms do not always act on user complaints.
- Groups suggest better rules, training and protections.
- Many women avoid using some sites because of abuse.
- Experts ask for safer design before AI use.
- It is not clear if platforms will change.
Difficult words
- abuse — Words or actions that hurt someone online
- stalking — Following or watching someone online in a harmful way
- consent — Permission to agree or allow something
- platform — A website or app where people share contentPlatforms
- protection — Actions or rules to keep people safeprotections
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever seen bad messages online?
- Would you stop using a site if you saw abuse?
- Have you seen fake images made by AI?
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