Online abuse is a violation of human rights and bodily autonomy which happens on social media.
Anyone can be a victim of online grooming, sexual abuse, sexual extrapolation, or emotional abuse.
The United Nations Population Funds launched the Body Rights Campaign to create awareness about digital violence and push lawmakers, digital companies, and social media platforms to take abusive use of human bodies as seriously as copyright infringements.
Tonny Olela, a youth advisor in the United Nations Population Fund, tells the Star the benefits of the Bodyrights Campaign.
"Bodyright is a social movement that young people take gender-based online violence seriously," Olela said.
"We all need to understand our role in it and work together to drive real change and online protections for every girl, woman, and young person, everywhere," he added.
The campaign seeks to empower women and young people to take ownership of their bodies online and make the digital world a safer space for everyone.
Valerie Kulola, a member of the Bodyright Campaign, said she is vocal about online abuse and they will wish to fight against it.
“Some women and children out there are been abused and harassed online but are silent,'' Kulola said.
"Often you will get attacked by online mobs whose main aim is to intimidate and silence you,” she said.
According to Tonny, the digital platform will help them to reach online abuse victims across Africa so that they could help them in time.
"If we can use our platforms to provide women and girls with the information they need to protect themselves and report online abuse, we are one step closer to eliminating this kind of violence," Olela said.
Approximately 3.3 million children aged between 12 and 17 years in Kenya have been victims of Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE), according to a report by the Disrupting Harm project.