The difference between online and offline safety risks
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Online risks tend to involve exposure of personal information, harassment or targeting through digital channels, while offline risks involve physical safety at in person events, and campaigns need to think about both rather than assuming attention to one covers the other. Good practice in one area rarely transfers automatically to the other.
Someone who is careful about their physical safety at an event can still be exposed to real risk online if photos, names or locations are shared without thought, which is why digital caution matters even for entirely in person activity. A careless post afterward can undo careful planning beforehand.
Good campaign practice addresses both together, considering not just what happens at an event but how that event is documented and shared afterward, since online exposure can sometimes create risks that persist well beyond the event itself. Those risks can linger long after the event is over and forgotten.