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What is technology-facilitated abuse?
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The intersection between tech and economic abuse
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The increasing use of technology has significantly caused an increase in economic abuse, enabling abusers to monitor and control survivors’ finances in new, and often covert ways. Through stalker-ware and shared financial apps, abusers can track spending and restrict access to banking, forcing financial dependence. Employment can also be sabotaged digitally, with harassment or restricted access to devices, limiting a survivor’s income or ability to secure a job. Online access allows abusers to take out fraudulent debts by opening credit accounts in the survivor’s name, harming their credit score and long-term financial security. Control over social benefits and digital payments is also common, with funds redirected to keep victims financially trapped.