We’ve warned you to be careful about what you post online. But what happens when someone else shares an online post about you?
We’re not talking about that awkward snapshot from a School prom (as embarrassing as it is). We’re talking about that very intimate, sexually explicit photo you sent your ex when you were still dating. What do you do when that photo, meant for his eyes only, suddenly shows up on the Internet for the entire world to see?
This is the dilemma faced by thousands of revenge porn victims. Revenge porn involves someone (typically an angry ex) posting a sexually explicit photo online, without the consent of the person (typically a female) posing in that photo. It’s a sick form of retribution, and it ruins lives.
People who maliciously share sexually explicit pictures of former partners will face prosecution under new laws.
The change will cover the sharing of images both online and offline. It will mean that images posted to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter will be caught by the offence, as well as those that are shared via text message. Images shared via email, on a website or the distribution of physical copies will also be caught. Those convicted will face a maximum sentence of 2 years in prison.
The offence will cover photographs or films which show people engaged in sexual activity or depicted in a sexual way or with their genitals exposed, where what is shown would not usually be seen in public.
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