INFORMATION PRACTICES, CONTROL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

AN ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS

Abstract

This study analyzes how information produced in digital environments is appropriated in monitoring and control practices in contexts of violence against women, drawing on the concepts of mediation, information practices, and information regime within the field of Information Science. A qualitative, exploratory, and documentary approach was adopted, using Content Analysis to describe, categorize, and interpret the corpus. Thirty-four news articles published between 2022 and 2026 in Brazilian journalistic outlets were retrieved, from which 10 cases meeting the inclusion criteria were selected as the units of analysis. The analysis identified technological devices, information records, and information practices associated with monitoring and control in intimate relationships marked by violence. The results indicate the recurrence of audiovisual records produced or accessed through cameras, as well as the appropriation of information about location, messages, interactions, and browsing histories in monitoring and control practices. The study highlights the informational dimension of these practices, shifting the focus from technological devices themselves to the processes of information production, recording, access, appropriation, and use in contexts of violence against women.