 The public debate over gender-based attacks has increased significantly, leading to calls for policy interventions and better responses by social networks like Facebook and Twitter.A 2016 study conducted by the think tank Demos concluded that 50% of all tweets on Twitter containing the misogynistic words "whore" and "slut" come from women themselves.Most targets are women who are visible in the public sphere, women who speak out about the threats they receive, and women who are perceived to be associated with feminism or feminist gains.