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In the new era of technological innovation and the advent of the Internet, the ways are connecting people or make new friends are more comfortable than via many apps like Facebook, Instagram, or the new app can dating is Tinder. However, online harassment and cyberbullying gradually appeared and pressing with the woman. In the Philippines, the website Rapper.com has discussed, “Women on the web are not welcome,” and Maza Elize Mercado has illustrated thought this issue by the image. In this image, the artist shows a girl was helpless with many hands tried to touch, and the computer is matter.

First, the girl is the main idea of this image, which also shows almost the woman is easy to have the same issue with the Internet. According to research in American, have 72% woman is victims of online harassment. They are a passive person when have who attack in online, the attacker use word to make hurt or upset. Like the girl in the image, she helpless when having something attack and can affect her mind. Besides, the artist used the highlighting colors for her shirt is orange that want to say to hope, active, enthusiasm for a young girl found fun in online also want people will to speak up for the issue. The girl's feeling terrified and did not know how to against by indivisible keyboard