Revenge porn offence
Deputy Fiona O’Loughlin asks when promised legislation on revenge porn will be introduced. The Taoiseach says he will check with the relevant Minister and agrees legislation should make it a specific offence.
I ask the Taoiseach about promised legislation on revenge porn. I refer to revealing or explicit pictures or videos posted on the Internet without the consent of the subject. This is linked to very serious psychological harm to the persons involved. The aim is to humiliate and degrade the victim. There has been a significant increase in the numbers of victims. I know a young man in my constituency who sadly took his own life as a result of this. Victims are unprotected at present. Obviously, people should be very careful in terms of the type of content-----
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-----they put up, but when will we have legislation to protect these victims?
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There is a Labour Private Members' Bill on the matter.