In her article, Leyla Buran, a research fellow at the Centre for Protecting Women Online, emphasizes that while women and girls face significant online harms such as sexual content and abuse, the proposed solutions of bans and curfews do not adequately address the root issues. Instead, she argues that greater accountability should lie with online platforms and regulators, highlighting the need for those entities to prioritize women's safety in their operations and policies.

Buran points out that even with the UK’s ambitious online safety legislation, the unique experiences of women and girls remain largely unaddressed. Current laws tend to be reactive rather than preventative, leaving gaps that permit gender-based harm to persist. She stresses that these legal shortfalls hinder effective protection for vulnerable users, particularly young women who are frequently exposed to dangers in digital spaces that do not consider their safety as a priority.

Ultimately, Buran calls for a shift in responsibility, insisting that technological platforms should bear the burden of legal accountability for online abuse. By enforcing stricter measures against those who fail to protect women and girls online, alongside enhancing enforcement mechanisms, significant improvements in online safety can be achieved and the current failings rectified.