"Beach Harassment No More: How One App is Tackling the Issue in This City"

The Safer Plage app, developed by the nonprofit Orane, has been downloaded over 1,300 times in Marseille, France, to help women combat beach harassment. Users can choose from three escalating options to alert beach "mediators" who can track the incident's location via geolocation. The mediators, trained to handle various situations, aim to shame and expose the harasser rather than make arrests. The app was created in response to a YouGov poll revealing that nearly 40% of young women aged 18 to 34 reported being harassed on the beach.