Two examples of Western media coverage of rape in Libya have produced strong critical responses on Libyan social media.
Many have said that a CNN video report which showed footage of sexual assault was disrespectful to the victims and should not have been shown or shared online by other Libyans.
Others argued that it helped to draw the world's attention to crimes committed during the fighting.
There have long been reports of 'rape videos' existing in Libya, but the CNN film, on 17 June, seems to be the first time such footage has been widely seen. The clip was heavily blurred, preventing identification, but the audio was clear.
CNN emphasised its uncertainty about the footage:
"CNN has been unable to verify the video's authenticity, when it was shot, or by whom. The person who gave it to CNN asked not to be identified for fear of being punished by Libya's conservative society."
But the report went on to interview people who said that such videos were widespread and that many had been deleted or destroyed to avoid bringing shame upon the victims.
The 17 February 2011 Uprising Facebook Page, which has over 144,000 members, released a statement condemning the online dissemination of the report.
The statement began: "We were surprised by the airing of a clip on CNN which showed a free Libyan woman being raped by members of Al-Qadhafi's criminal brigades. We were even more surprised by the posting of the same clip on some of the pages that claim to be Libyan, to care about their nation and to support the glorious February 17 Revolution."
The statement was 'Liked' by more than 220 people, many more than is usual for the Page's posts. Other Facebook posts echoed the criticism. One user asked God to "paralyse the limbs of all who insult our free women". Another said that such videos should only be used for war crimes investigations and not for "selling advertising".
But one user argued: "These are news agencies and they show whatever news they get. It is hard for them to feel the emotions we have, and, while the clip should be used in courts of law, it should not be aired publicly in full. However, the video has strengthened the resolve of the revolutionaries, and CNN and other media outlets are not to blame; Al-Qadhafi is to blame."
The Libyan Youth Movement, with more than 35,000 Twitter followers, linked to the report, along with a health warning: "CNN: Libyan rebels say captured cell phone videos show rape, torture. This is atrocious. Warning: VERY disturbing! #libya."
Meanwhile, a BBC website report on rape in Libya also produced social media comment. The article, on 14 June, quoted two aid workers saying that Libyan rape victims faced being killed by their own families. "Many fathers will kill their own daughters if they find out they have been raped," one said.
Publication set off a wave of condemnation from Libyans who felt that the comments did not accurately reflect the way rape victims had been treated.
For instance, @ceoDanya wrote: "I would like #BBC to know that we do not kill women that are rape, in the Libyan's people's eye's they are heroes."
And @Libya_from_FR claimed "this is the latest #GADDAFI TACTIC to smear reputation of #Libya".
Similar opinions were aired on Facebook, with one user posting that a woman quoted in the report was "completely misinformed". That attracted over 170 comments - almost all against the report.
Mohamed Madi is a Monitoring Journalist in the Middle East team at BBC Monitoring.
