Life online can be brutal. Pile ons, cyber-bullying, trolling -- and worse. Join our panel of experts to find out what life's like for those who stick their necks out online, and what's being done to try and make it a safer, more respectful space.
From the frontline of policy and research, Julie Inman Grant is Australia's eSafety Commissioner, providing online safety awareness, outreach and support.
Author of Troll Hunting, Ginger Gorman has experienced it all online -- and lived to tell the tale, offering insight into the motivations of trolls and strategies to beat them.
Gain insight into how people interact online and why; what good is happening out there in cyberspace; and how research and policy can create a safer online world.
Join Ginger and Julie in conversation with Jess Abramovic.
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Ginger Gorman is an award-winning social-justice journalist based in Canberra, Australia.
In 2013, Ginger and her family suffered the effects of online hate first-hand, and it was this experience that set Ginger on her professional journey into the world of trolls. In 2017 her series of articles on trolling for Fairfax newspapers in Australia went viral, and became some of the most read Australian stories of the year.
She is now in demand as an expert on online hate, and has written and spoken extensively about trolling and social media self-defence in Australian and global contexts. Her first book, Troll Hunting, was published in February 2019.
Julie Inman Grant is Australia's eSafety Commissioner, responsible for ensuring that all Australians have safer and more positive experiences online.
Julie has been a passionate advocate of promoting technology for good and has been working at the intersection of technology and social policy for more than 25 years, including in senior policy and safety roles at Microsoft, Twitter, and Adobe.
She has been dedicated to combating all forms of child sexual exploitation, online cyber abuse and has worked tirelessly to promote and protect the voices of women, children and vulnerable communities online.
Jessica Abramovic is communications manager at PwC and Girls on Bikes. She is a published academic and advocate on refugee and culturally and linguistically diverse issues, for which she also brings a lived experience. Jessica has spent several years working and volunteering in gender equality and digital spaces, and as a millennial brings a native and nuanced understanding of online safety.