Last week (Wednesday 20th November), the Women and Equalities Committee held its second public session of this parliament on tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII) as Parliament continues examining the drivers of and responses to this abuse*. These sessions provide…
On Tuesday, Kirith Entwistle MP led an important Westminster Hall debate on tackling image-based abuse, bringing to light the scale and impact of this devastating form of violence against women and girls. The debate was well attended, with interventions from…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition, survivor campaign group #NotYourPorn, GLAMOUR UK and Clare McGlynn, Professor of Law at Durham University have today launched a campaign to protect women online, led by Jodie* a survivor of deepfake sexual abuse. After…
The government has today (13th September 2024) stated that new changes to the Online Safety Act will make image-based abuse a priority offence and force tech firms to clamp down on it. However, image-based abuse is already a priority offence…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition, #NotYourPorn and Professor Clare McGlynn are calling on the next government to protect women’s rights and freedoms online, in partnership with GLAMOUR magazine. In a new campaign launched today (19th June 2024), the experts…
UPDATE: The proposed criminalisation of creating non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes did not become an offence as the legal proposals were dropped when the 2024 General Election was called. The Ministry of Justice has today (16th April 2024) announced that individuals…
A new survey of young people has found that gaps in schools’ education are driving them towards porn and social media for information about sex and relationships. Released yesterday (11th April 2024), the Sex Education Forum’s survey found: Less than…
A coalition of 44 specialist organisations and experts in violence against women and girls (VAWG) have today (23rd February 2024) written an open letter to the Chief Executive of Ofcom, Dame Melanie Dawes, expressing concerns with the regulator’s approach to…
Today (26th October 2023) the long awaited Online Safety Bill has become an act of law, with landmark guidance for tech companies to reduce harm to women and girls to be developed by the regulator, Ofcom. This is a historic…
Today (30th June 2023) the government has announced that it will amend the Online Safety Bill to require Ofcom to publish guidance for tech companies to ensure they reduce risks of harm to women and girls using their platforms. The…