What happens when a jilted lover shares a sexually-explicit photo or video of an ex? More often than not, nothing. At least not to the perpetrator.
The victim is disgraced and, sadly, often blamed for their part in revealing themselves to a trusted party but the offender is rarely punished. Not because society approves of “revenge porn” but because the legislation is struggling to catch up with technology.
The good news is that countries around the world are taking proactive steps to penalise the perpetrators and ban websites from publishing the content. Twitter even joined the fight this week.
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