One in five Australians have been affected by so-called
"revenge porn" – also known as image-based abuse
– in which intimate images were posted online without
permission, according to the shock results of a new university
report,
Not Just 'Revenge Pornography': Australians'
Experiences of Image-Based Abuse.
The report is based on the findings of a study by RMIT and
Monash University which involved a survey of more than 4,200
Australians and found that the trend had more than doubled over the
past two years.
Sharing intimate photos and videos increases risk of
image-based abuse
Teenagers and people who share intimate photos and videos were
at greatest risk of becoming victims of the photos being spread
widely over the internet and social media by someone who betrays
that initial private sharing.
