Which of the following is NOT listed as a sign of digital abuse educators should monitor?

• A. Excessive monitoring of a partner
• B. Coercive messaging
• C. Pressure to share passwords or intimate images
• D. In-person verbal abuse

Answer: (D)

Digital abuse involves using technology to exert control, surveil, or harm a dating partner. The signs educators monitor are behaviors that happen through devices or online, such as someone excessively monitoring a partner’s messages, apps, or location; coercive messaging that tries to threaten or manipulate via texts or social media; and pressure to share passwords or intimate images as a way to gain control. In-person verbal abuse, while serious and important to address, occurs offline and isn’t a digital sign educators monitor for digital abuse. Therefore, the option describing in-person verbal abuse is the one that isn’t listed as a digital abuse sign.