Domestic abuse isn’t always blatant abuse Domestic abuse isn’t always as obvious as threatening or physically hurting someone.
It can also involve coercive control — a repeated pattern of behavior designed to intimidate, isolate, monitor or control another person.
“Perpetrators use coercive control to deprive another person of liberty, autonomy and agency,” according to the Australian Institution of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
“Perpetrators may misuse devices, accounts, software or platforms to control, abuse and track victim-survivors.
In one study cited by eSafety, 42% of women who reported experiencing coercive control said a partner had abused or threatened them online or used technology to control or stalk them.