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Naked Revenge Porn

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Naked Revenge Porn

Yes, the good ol’ naked selfie.

It causes more stress for a woman than a pimple in the middle of your forehead, especially when saved in the inbox of a certain ex-boyfriend who is out for revenge!

Well never fear because if two Aussie MPs gets their way, those sexy snaps you took for fun will never see the light of day.

Federal opposition backbenchers Tim Watts and Terri Butler have released draft laws and a discussion paper detailing their plan to criminalise ‘revenge porn’, threatening perpetrators could spend as many as three years behind bars.

The bill makes it an offence to share online or by SMS, or threaten to share, a private sexual image without consent from the person in the photo.  It also makes it a crime to threaten a third party with sharing someone’s nude photo – for instance, telling a father you will publish naked pictures of his daughter online (which by the way is not a good idea).

The laws focus on the effect on the victim, with the photo sharing often designed to shame and humiliate the subject or punish them for ending the relationship.

It’s a bit twisted to share these photos anyway “” alternatively, delete them before calling it a day with your partner.

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