OPINION: "Revenge porn" is prevalent, acutely gendered and in danger of becoming normalised and accepted. READ MORE:* First Kiwi convicted of revenge porn warns 'jilted, jealous' men to stay off social media* Police powerless to stop revenge porn poster because he lives overseas* Facebook says it needs your explicit photos to combat revenge porn* Gay people are more likely to be victims of revenge porn, study findsA recent study from Australia into imaged-based sexual abuse found nearly one in 10 adults have taken nude photos or recorded footage of others without consent. JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF There are more than 3000 known websites dedicated to revenge porn, and 95 per cent of uploads are of women. To date, traditional responses, behaviours and attitudes to revenge porn have effectively legitimised and perpetuated patriarchy through re-victimisation. The term revenge porn does not encapsulate these harms.

Source: Stuff February 24, 2019 20:33 UTC