Australia launches online support portal as it ‘struggles to catch up’ with rapid spread of ‘revenge porn’
Facebook and its Messenger app accounted for 53 per cent of the image-based attacks, followed by Snapchat at 11 per cent then Instagram at four per cent, according to the country’s eSafety Commissioner
Australia has launched an online portal to report “revenge porn” after research showed women were having intimate images shared without their permission on a “mass scale”.
The initiative will offer support and advice, while working with websites and search engines to help take down offending posts.
The government’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said late on Monday a survey it conducted showed one in five women aged 18-45 had suffered image-based abuse.
“This is a world first government-led initiative, empowering Australians who experience this insidious form of abuse with practical information and a range of options to help resolve their situation and relieve their distress,” said Inman Grant.
Facebook and its Messenger app accounted for 53 per cent of revenge porn, followed by Snapchat at 11 per cent then Instagram at four per cent, with text messaging and MMS also used, she said.