It’s 2021, can we criminalize cyberflashing already? - The Fact Factory

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Monday, 29 November 2021

It’s 2021, can we criminalize cyberflashing already?


“Cyberflashing” – the unsolicited sending of photos or videos of genitals – may soon be a crime in England and Wales. Surveys have found that nearly half of young adult women have been sent unwanted, graphic images by men. Receiving so-called dick pics is especially common among women who use dating apps. In some high-profile cases, people have even been AirDropped images by the hundreds while traveling on public transport. In 2019, British Transport Police found that 88% of those targeted were women. Cyberflashing has clear parallels with indecent exposure, which is already a sexual offense carrying a maximum two-year…

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