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Harassment of faculty spokespeople

Working with media to promote your research or speaking as a subject matter expert online can sometimes bring unwanted attention from members of the public. If you are a woman, an Indigenous person, a racialized person, an LGBTQIA2S+ person or a disabled person, you are more likely than others to be targeted online by trolling, doxxing, swarming and other forms of harassment. This may also be true if your scholarship or professional affiliations are perceived by persons or groups to be politically contentious.

You are not alone. Here are some resources to support you if you ever experience harassment based on your work or affiliation with SFU.

Navigating Social Media

Social media can be an inspiring, supportive and fun community, but it also has the potential to invite concerning behaviours, misinformation/disinformation and critical responses.

Harassment and abuse over social media is difficult to control as perpetrators can be anonymous, hard to trace and often the abuse is acting outside of the authority of the university or local community. This can be challenging to navigate, but there are options to deal with these unwanted behaviours.

Proactive actions you can take:

  • Document any harassment. Keep copies and screen shots of online messages and emails. Keep recordings of voicemails, etc.
  • Before you block someone who is harassing you online, please contact Campus Public Safety at safe@sfu.ca.
  • Don't engage with abusive behaviour. Report it directly to the social media platform in which you are experiencing the harassment. SFU has no authority relating to matters of personal social media abuse, so it鈥檚 important to report abusive behaviour directly to the social media platforms so they can take action.
  • Protect your privacy. Use your work-related contact information on social media accounts instead of your personal information (email, phone numbers, etc.), think about the content you post and if it discloses personal information (your home, family members, etc) or if it links to family members social media who may not have secure privacy settings enabled.
  • Secure your online accounts by employing strong and unique passwords across your digital identities and review your privacy settings.
  • Assume that everything shared online is public information, even when privacy settings are enabled.

Resources

Reporting to SFU Campus Public Safety

Campus Public Safety (CPS) is available to assist if you feel harassed, threatened or if you think there is a potential risk of violence to the campus community, specific individual(s) or groups.

CPS senior leadership can support you by documenting your concerns, assessing risk, developing a threat management and a safety plan, if necessary. Depending on the type and form of harassment, CPS may also involve IT Services, University Legal Counsel, VPPEI and other SFU support offices or law enforcement as required. They can also support you in reporting the incidents or concerns to appropriate authorities and connect you to additional supports and services.

  • For urgent assistance, contact CPS urgent dispatch at 778-782-4500
  • If there is imminent concern of harm, call 9-1-1. Notify CPS after talking to emergency services
  • For non-urgent assistance, email safe@sfu.ca

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