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Opinion: Help stop lives being ruined by abusive practice of revenge pornography

UW-Madison Teaching Learning SymposiumNext Monday, two amendments to criminalise revenge porn will go to the committee stage in the House of Lords.

For those who don’t know, revenge porn is non-consensual pornography. It’s where a person uploads an explicit image of somebody without their permission. Often the victim’s name and contact details are attached. Not only is it humiliating but it has the potential to reach out of the screen and destroy people’s lives.

The first amendment was submitted by a group of Liberal Democrats in the Lords. It states that ‘a person …

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  • Simon Marlow
    @Laurence Cox. I'm one of 5M+ British Citizens who live abroad. You've made the same assumption that Ed Davey did back in March ..that a chunk of British citize...
  • Ruth Bright
    David you have got to write about some of these things. Can you do a pamphlet? Or am I showing my age here? Maybe a podcast 💛...
  • John C
    A very good point about it not being a clarification but a deliberate change. The initial effect of all this "clarification" has lead to more women being attac...
  • David Evans
    ... and in addition. Sorry David (Raw). It is all far too late now to stop it. It's too late even for us to make a noticeable national protest about it, so...
  • David Evans
    Hi Steve, Nah, Just one consistent purpose - Labour party advantage. David...