Revenge Porn

Should PUBG and other online video games be banned or regulated in India?

A PIL was recently filed in the Bombay HC calling for a ban on the popular video game, PUBG.

Australia ends Facebook's controversial 'revenge porn' trial which asked users to send 'nude photos'

Facebook's trial to battle against 'revenge porn' by asking users to send 'nude photographs' got rejected by Australia over privacy issues.

Facebook asks users to send in their intimate images to curb revenge porn

In this pilot program, users who fear that their intimate pictures can be shared on social media channels have an option to send them to Facebook.

Discord shuts down a channel where AI was used to doctor celebrities in pornographic videos

When Discord was reportedly informed about the situation, it took down the channel. The channel goes by the name of "deepfakes".

Facebook pays out damages in revenge porn lawsuit involving a 14-year old Irish girl

Lawyers acting on behalf of the girl launched proceedings after her photo was allegedly posted on a page on Facebook between November 2014 and January 2016.

Facebook is proactively fighting revenge porn on its platform by using specially trained professional reviewers

Facebook launched the experiment in Australia this week to help prevent non-consensual intimate images from being posted and shared on its platforms.

Facebook is testing a method to create digital fingerprint of nudes sent to the Messenger app to stop revenge porn

Once the image is sent via Messenger, Facebook would use technology to "hash" it, which means creating a digital fingerprint or link.

Twitter's reluctance to enforce its policies undermines its new guidelines for dealing with revenge porn

Content like this is known as revenge porn, where usually jilted lovers post explicit content of their partners online. The motivation is mostly to malign them and seek sadistic pleasure from the humiliation they receive.

New laws for revenge porn to be introduced: We have a look at some of the required changes

In a welcome move, the Ministry of Women and Child Development is seeking to make changes in the laws to deal with cybercrimes against women with a special focus on revenge porn.

Revenge porn: How does one define this phenomenon when Indian laws don't even cover it?

While countries like the US and Canada have already implemented these laws, India still remains behind in updating its cybercrime law.