Tanzania, March 26 -- Dar es Salaam. Gender experts are calling for urgent policy action to tackle technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), warning that the rapid growth of digital access in Tanzania is exposing women and girls to new forms of online abuse.

Speaking at a national symposium themed Safer Digital Space for All, digital expert Mr Clarence Kipoboto from C-Sem said that while Tanzania has made progress in regulating online content and digital financial systems, protections specifically targeting gender-based violence remain inadequate.

"There are clear efforts to regulate online spaces, but policies specifically addressing technology-facilitated GBV are not yet fully integrated," he said, noting that emerging thr...