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Wednesday, 17 July 2019 10:35

Anonymity for revenge porn victims

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Meanwhile ‘revenge porn’ victims could be granted anonymity as part of a review of the laws around online abuse, according to The Independent

Survivor Lena Chen told the paper how she had to leave the US and change her name when she was harassed for years after her ex-boyfriend’s posted of intimate photos online. The Law Commission is to consider the case for granting revenge porn victims automatic anonymity as part of a wide-ranging review. ‘Women and girls people need real world protections today – they can’t wait for years for the government to take action,’ commented Rachel Krys, co-director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition. ‘Given the speed of technological change, how quickly on-line abuse evolves and how harmful it is right now, this is completely unacceptable.’

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