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Revenge Porn: sharing private sexual materials with intent to cause distress
Revenge Porn: sharing private sexual materials with intent to cause distress.
Abusers who share intimate images without consent to face up to 6 months in prison.
Part 3 of the Digital Economy Bill concerns protections for children online
New offences have been introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.
The nil response to an FOI asking how many offences of ‘revenge porn’ had been reported to the CNC
Nil response to an FOI request asking about the number of reports of 'revenge porn' or 'image-based sexual abuse' the CNC has received from January 2015 to October 2020
Victims will be better protected from abusers who share intimate images without their consent, under a raft of changes to the law announced today (25 November 2022).
The zero response to an FOI asking how many offences of ‘revenge porn’ the CNC had recorded over four years
The negative response to an FOI asking for details of revenge porn offences reported to the CNC
A new helpline dedicated to supporting victims of revenge porn has taken over 1800 calls in just six months.
A helpline dedicated to supporting victims of revenge porn is to get additional funding.
Review to ensure the law protects victims and is fit for the modern age.
The Government has formally proposed that the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) be designated as the regulator for the age verification of online pornography in the UK.
People who maliciously share sexually explicit pictures of former partners will face prosecution under new laws.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
David Cameron made a speech about cracking down on online pornography and making the internet safer for children on 22 July 2013.
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