For too long, social media companies – with their scale and reach – have assisted revenge porn perpetrators. At last, the law is catching up.
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Companies and governments should do more to prevent ‘revenge porn’ without asking potential victims to send their nude photos to Facebook.
Facebook’s record raises serious questions about whether it can be trusted with our most intimate images.
Australia now has more states and territories with specific revenge porn laws than those without. But they may not be the most effective way to tackle the problem.
Highly distressing and intrusive, but not illegal.
Should reality stars be warned that everything they say can and will be used against them in a court of law? Turns out, it’s complicated.
Image-based abuse, more commonly known as ‘revenge porn’, affects many Australians from across diverse communities and in different types of relationships.
Most revenge isn’t violent or dramatic, but instead involves petty acts against coworkers or lovers. And some types work better than others.
On Q&A, panellist Faustina Agolley questioned whether there were laws protecting against revenge porn in Australia. As it turns out, it all depends on where you live.
How real is the threat of pornography? And what are the most appropriate responses?
Communications Minister Mitch Fifield told Q&A that the Children’s eSafety Commissioner has investigated 11,000 cases of cyberbullying and can fine social media firms $17,000 a day. Is that true?
Telling girls and young women to ‘be careful what images you share’ contributes to the shaming and humiliation of victims by placing the responsibility back onto them for their own humiliation.
The ephemeral social media platform Snapchat is a hit with young people. And while it can lead to risky behaviour, it can also encourage creative experimentation and socialisation.
With a Senate inquiry into “revenge porn” due to report, the focus must be on changing the law to better protect victims.
There are many recent cases of women being abused or harassed online. But technology can also play a role in preventing violence against women.
In the social media age, perpetrators can devastate their partner or ex-partner psychologically, socially and financially, while remaining cloaked in anonymity from cyberspace.
Women and men are just as likely to report experiencing any form of digital harassment and abuse. However, the nature and impacts of these online harms differ significantly by gender and age.
The internet, smartphones and social media mean that extensive sharing of private images without consent is far easier than in the past. And the severity of the harm victims suffer is far greater.
50 Cent was caught dishing dirt with revenge porn aimed at the girlfriend of his rival. He hopes to beat the rap by declaring bankruptcy. But can he?
As police record their largest ever volume of revenge porn allegations, it’s clear that more must be done to address this crime - but what?
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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