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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.
New offences have been introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.
This page provides a collection of online media literacy resources and events.
Government amendments to the Online Safety Bill will bolster protections for children, empower adults and make it easier to put online abusers behind bars.
A new helpline dedicated to supporting victims of revenge porn has taken over 1800 calls in just six months.
The nil response to an FOI asking how many offences of ‘revenge porn’ had been reported to the CNC
Review to ensure the law protects victims and is fit for the modern age.
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).
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