'This use of Twitter laid the foundations for future protests such as the Women's March and #MeToo in 2017.' 'In response to this argument, the #YesAllWomen hashtag was used over a million times to … highlight that, while not all men may perpetrate sexist and gender violence, all women must live with the threat of such gendered violence. 'In the wake of the shootings, some Twitter users responded to the attack by stating that 'not all men' were violent and misogynistic.'
Dr Verity Trott's current research projects focus on the intersectional issues of the #MeToo movement, and cultures of toxic masculinity online.
