Tag: Revenge Porn Helpline
What the 'Zara McDermott Revenge Porn' Documentary Didn't Say
With lots of talk around the Zara McDermott revenge porn documentary, there are also some crucial points around intimate image abuse for education to be aware of.
10th March 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill Soon to Outlaw Threats to Share Intimate Images
The Domestic Abuse Bill has taken some big steps forward in protecting victims of intimate image abuse. Threats to share intimate images will soon be criminalised, with perpetrators facing up to two years in jail if they threaten to post private content.
1st March 2021
Snapchat’s New Safety Resources Launch In The UK
In the run up to Safer Internet Day, Snapchat released brand new safety resources including Safety Snapshot and the Parent Guide. Read our latest article to find out more.
11th February 2021
UK Government Announce New Rules to Online Harms Bill
The UK Government have announced that there will be new rules introduced with how online tech firms are held accountable towards certain online content. Social media platforms and other firms will now have a duty of care to protect children from online harms
15th December 2020
Revenge Porn Helpline: The Busiest Year on Record!
The revenge porn helpline has experienced its busiest year yet with reports surging throughout the lockdown period. Find out more in this latest article.
17th September 2020
New Laws Proposed by Law Commission to Protect Victims of Online Abuse
The law commission has proposed new laws to protect victims from harmful online behaviour. Read about what has been proposed and what this means for online safety.
15th September 2020
RP Helpline Already Surpasses Total Number of Cases from Last Year
Reports from the Revenge Porn Helpline have shown that in this year already, the total number of cases has surpassed those in 2019.
17th August 2020
COVID-19: Impact on Helplines
What impact did lockdown have on our helplines? What trends were seen and how did things change? You can read all about it from POSH, RP Helpline and Report Harmful Content
29th July 2020
The Public Show Support to RP Helpline
After extensive coverage and a surge in cases, the public show support to the RP Helpline.
11th May 2020
Coronavirus - Staying connected and Keeping Safe at Home
Keeping in touch with loved ones and most importantly staying safe is important during self-isolation - hear what our professionals have to say.
25th March 2020
Intimate image abuse – 5 in 5
Five steps, five minutes, high five. Intimate image abuse (wrongly referred to as revenge porn) can be devastating. You can reclaim your images and your right to privacy with these five steps.
29th January 2020
How SWGfL is helping to eliminate violence against women
November 25th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls. This day is a cause that means a great deal to SWGfL, as much of our work operating three helplines comes back to gendered violence.
25th November 2019
Revenge Porn Helpline Manager Speaks Out Against Online Harassment of Women
Sophie Mortimer, Manager of the Revenge Porn Helpline, attends New York conference to highlight the global plight of women and the online harassment they battle every day.
5th June 2019
Intimate Image Abuse - A study of SWGfL's helplines
The RP Helpline and Professionals Online Safety Helpline have recognised a need to gain a greater understanding of whether the types of issues they deal with might overlap in any way. Results from Elena Sharratt's ongoing research project, carried out with both helplines, have revealed some surprising findings.
7th May 2019
RP Helpline - Our busiest month yet
Despite being the shortest month of the year, February was the busiest month in the history of the RP Helpline with 139 cases in 28 days, requring 539 calls and emails to resolve.
15th March 2019
16 Days of Activism: 16 reasons why we need to speak out about intimate image abuse
16 Days of Activism is a global awareness campaign We will be using this time to reflect upon 16 reasons why we need to speak out about intimate image abuse
15th November 2018