Going to college: ‘Consent is OMFG – Ongoing, Mutual, and Freely Given’
The issue of consent is now receiving the attention it deserves on college campuses.Dr Caroline West and Roisin Nic Lochlainn of NUI Galway share important pointers
14th September 2021
Deepfake pornography could become an 'epidemic', expert warns
A leading legal expert is warning of an "epidemic" of sexual abuse where images of people's faces are merged with pornography and made available online.
23rd August 2021
Chinese woman who found her video on Pornhub creates app to help other victims
A Chinese woman who discovered a video of herself had been uploaded on the adult website Pornhub without her knowledge has founded an app for victims of non-consensual pornography.
18th August 2021
Survey launch: sex work online safety advice project
Find out about our research into a new project aiming to provide online safety advice for sex workers and content creators.
21st June 2021
Revenge Porn Helpline Support Victims of Serial Online Sex Offender
One of the largest cases that the Revenge Porn Helpline has dealt with since the start of their operation has now hit headlines as a serial sex offender is facing years behind bars.
8th June 2021
What to do when your content cannot be removed
This article aims to explore the options of what happens when content isn’t removed and what can be done.
17th May 2021
Intimate? Private? Sexual? Aren’t they all the same thing?
This is our third article about some of the issues raised in the Law Commission’s consultation on the law around the taking, making and sharing of intimate image abuse.
11th May 2021
So, what’s ‘consent’? is it just ‘Yes’?
This is our second article about some of the issues raised in the Law Commission’s consultation on the law around the taking, making and sharing of intimate image abuse.
11th May 2021
Threats to share intimate images is now a crime
This afternoon (29th April 2021), the Domestic Abuse Bill received Royal Assent, bringing a range of new measures into legal force to protect victims and survivors of domestic abuse and violence.
29th April 2021
Lets make changes to the law - a victim-focused response
The law making the sharing of intimate images without consent came into effect in April 2015.
28th April 2021
What to do when non-sexual images have been shared online
A rise in non-sexual images being shared online has encouraged us to explore solutions to these issues,
26th April 2021
Zara McDermott: 'Revenge porn still affects me today'
Former Love Island contestant Zara McDermott had intimate images shared without her consent – twice. She describes the devastating effect on her mental health, and calls for more support for victims.
25th February 2021
2021 Foresight
2021 is well under way now and the Helpline has stayed busy, in fact it is busier than ever. January saw the largest number of monthly cases ever at just over 400, and the rate of new cases per day has risen even further through February.
23rd February 2021
2020 Hindsight
2020 changed the landscape for everyone and the Revenge Porn Helpline has been no exception. Within weeks of the first lockdown, domestic abuse services across the country (and the world) were seeing a huge spike in cases; for us, April 2020 saw a doubling in case numbers. And it’s a trend that didn’t, and hasn’t, stopped.
23rd February 2021
Leigh Nicol exclusive interview: How phone hack traumatised Crystal Palace player and her inspiring recovery
Every locker has a picture above it in the women's dressing room at Crystal Palace. The players usually opt for a photograph of a loved one but midfielder Leigh Nicol has an image of the tree in her garden. It is the tree where she had once planned to take her own life.
4th February 2021
Government urged to criminalise threats to share revenge porn as reports surge by 73%
Exclusive: 'This is wholly inadequate and leaves women and girls vulnerable to threats that cause enormous damage and distress,’ says ex Director of Public Prosecutions
22nd January 2021
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