Online platforms are increasingly used to perpetrate domestic abuse. Online domestic abuse can include behaviours such as monitoring of social media profiles or emails, abuse over social media such as Facebook or Twitter, sharing intimate photos or videos without consent, using GPs locators or spyware.

Housing providers must be able to support survivors to stay safe online to ensure that a survivor can safely leave an abusive relationship without either continuing to be abused online or their new location being discovered through technology. Technology also has an important role to play in safety planning for survivors, providing a way to discreetly log evidence, search for support services and understand when a relationship is abusive.