Our story
Voices Unhidden exists because silence has been mistaken for safety — and blocking has been mistaken for protection.
Across platforms and across states, people experiencing online harassment and cyberstalking are told to block, report, and move on. But for many survivors, the abuse doesn’t stop. It escalates. New accounts appear. Third parties get involved. Reputations are attacked. Livelihoods are affected. Fear becomes normalized.
Voices Unhidden was created to say what too many systems still won’t:
Online harassment causes real harm — and survivors deserve real protection.
We are a survivor-led advocacy initiative focused on education, accountability, and reform. We work to make patterns of digital abuse visible, understandable, and actionable — not minimized or dismissed.
Our mission is simple but urgent:
- To amplify survivor voices without exploitation or sensationalism
- To educate the public, lawmakers, and law enforcement on how online abuse actually operates
- To support meaningful legal and cultural change so “block and report” is no longer the end of the conversation
Voices Unhidden is not about outrage.
It is about truth, dignity, and change.
Our history
From Block Means Stop to Voices Unhidden
Block Means Stop was the foundation.
Voices Unhidden is the structure built on it.
As Block Means Stop gained visibility, survivors from different states began sharing similar stories — patterns of digital abuse that existing laws, platforms, and enforcement mechanisms struggled to address.
In response, Voices Unhidden was formed as a survivor-led advocacy initiative to:
- Document real-world patterns of online harassment and cyberstalking
- Provide clear, state-specific legal information for survivors and advocates
- Educate the public, lawmakers, and law enforcement on why blocking alone does not stop abuse
- Support legislative reform, including continued advocacy for Block Means Stop
Unhidden does not replace Block Means Stop.
It exists to support it, expand it, and give survivors the tools needed to be heard.
Our history reflects a progression — from awareness, to advocacy, to organized action — driven by the voices of people who refused to stay silent when blocking didn’t stop the harm.