Earlier right this moment (24 April), Justice Minister Alex Davies-Jones shouted out GLAMOUR UK’s Cease Picture-Primarily based Abuse marketing campaign in parliament.
Talking on the committee studying of the Crime and Policing Invoice, the Secretary of State for Violence In opposition to Ladies and Ladies on the Ministry of Justice highlighted the activism of campaigners, together with former GLAMOUR Lady of the Yr Georgia Harrison, Baroness Charlotte Owen, and GLAMOUR’s official marketing campaign companions, the Finish Violence In opposition to Ladies and Ladies Coalition, Not Your Porn, Jodie Campaigns, and Professor Clare McGlynn. Yep, we’re in good firm.
The Labour authorities has dedicated to criminalising the creation of non-consensual deepfake ‘porn’, in addition to creating stronger measures in opposition to predators who take intimate photographs with out consent. Whereas it’s already a criminal offense to share (or threaten to share) an intimate picture with out consent, it’s only an offence to take a picture with out consent in sure circumstances, reminiscent of upskirting.
Below the federal government’s plans, anybody who takes an intimate picture with out consent or installs ‘spyware and adware’ tools in order that they, or another person, may take intimate photographs, will face two years in jail.
Talking in parliament, the Minister mentioned, “I wish to personally pay tribute to Georgia Harrison, Jess Davies, Professor Clare McGlynn, Jodie Campaigns, GLAMOUR Journal, and Baroness Owen, for all of their work in guaranteeing the highlight is saved on this behaviour and the crime that have to be addressed, which has helped us higher perceive the true scale of the influence of this offending.”
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She additionally shared the next unique quote with GLAMOUR:
“After I spoke to GLAMOUR on the finish of final 12 months about making social media firms do extra to cease the unlawful sharing of intimate photographs, I promised we have been working arduous to ship much more on this house.