The Government have announced a crackdown on revenge porn, requiring social media companies to remove it within 48 hours.
Victims who have had these non-consensual intimate images posted of them will be able to demand that they’re removed from the internet.
Plans are currently being considered by Ofcom for these kinds of images to be treated with the same severity as child sexual abuse and terrorism content, digitally marking them so that any time someone tries to repost them, they will be automatically taken down.
The new proposal will be contained in an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, which is making its way through the House of Lords.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said:
The days of tech firms having a free pass are over. Because of the action we are taking platforms must now find and remove intimate images shared without consent within a maximum of 48 hours.
No woman should have to chase platform after platform, waiting days for an image to come down. Under this government, you report once and you’re protected everywhere.
The internet must be a space where women and girls feel safe, respected, and able to thrive.
