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Year 2026 · Volume 5 · Issue 3

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Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence: An Integrated Theoretical Framework of Digital Affordances, Abuse Mechanisms, and Victim Impact

Bushra Naz1
1 Department of Information Technology, Acharya Panth Shri Grindh Muni Naam Saheb Govt. P.G. College, Kabirdham Chhattisgarh, India.

Published Online: September-December 2026

Pages: 62-75

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