‘Deepfake porn images still give me nightmares’ – BBC News
‘A woman who has been the victim of deepfake pornography is calling for a change in the law.’
BBC News, 6th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: pornography
Former British Army soldier jailed for terror offences and extreme pornography – The Independent
‘A former British soldier has been jailed for terror offences after sharing military documents that caused a “significant” national security risk.’
The Independent, 17th December 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
More than 500 child victims of ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales last year – The Guardian
‘More than 500 children were victims of so-called ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales last year, according to new data shared with the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Anti-Asian hate crimes up 21% in UK during coronavirus crisis – The Guardian
‘Hate crime directed at south and east Asian communities has increased by 21% during the coronavirus crisis, ministers have told MPs.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tech Companies In Legal Bid Over UK’s Cancelled ‘Porn Block’ – Each Other
‘Four tech companies have launched legal action to pressure the government into introducing age verification (AV) checks for people accessing porn online.’
Each Other, 17th January 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
Army cadet trainer tricked boys into performing sex acts by posing as 15-year-old girl ‘bait’ – The Independent
‘An Army cadet trainer has been jailed after posing as 15-year-old girl to “bait” teenage boys into performing sex acts online.’
The Independent, 7th October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police call for crackdown on ‘rape porn’ after man copied videos in London sex attack – The Independent
‘Police have called for a crackdown on “rape porn” after a man appeared to imitate videos he had watched in a sex attack in London.’
The Independent, 8th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
PC who bought porn while child lay dead in house is jailed – BBC News
‘A police officer who bought pornography at the family home of a dead child has been jailed for 12 months.’
BBC News, 5th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager who watched pornography before brutal rape and murder of 14-year-old girl can be named, judges rule – Daily Telegraph
‘A teenager who watched pornography before brutally raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl can be identified for the first time, judges have ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Armed forces: Sexual offence claims ‘not properly recorded’ – BBC News
‘At least 60 sexual offence allegations investigated by military service police in two years were not reported in official figures, the BBC has found. Figures for 2017 and 2018 did not include alleged offences such as sexual communications with children and stalking involving fear of violence.’
BBC news, 16th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hope Barden: Sex role-play death prompts law change plea – BBC News
‘The sister of an adult online performer who died during a sexual role play game gone wrong has called for strict new webcamming pornography laws.’
BBC News, 7th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Revenge porn victims being failed by outdated laws and policing – The Guardian
‘Victims of image-based sexual abuse – such as upskirting, revenge porn and fake porn – are having their lives shattered amid outdated and ineffective laws and police inaction, a report reveals.’
The Guardian, 1st July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Woman asphyxiated in online sex game was unlawfully killed, inquest hears – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman who died as she earned money during an online sex role-play game was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled. Hope Barden, 21, worked as a carer for people with learning disabilities but received extra income through webcam pornography.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Online pornography checks for under-18s ‘face new delay’ – BBC News
‘An age-check scheme designed to stop under-18s viewing pornographic websites is expected to be delayed for a second time. The changes – which mean UK internet users may have to prove their age – were due to start on 15 July after already being delayed from April 2018. While the government has not officially confirmed the postponement, it is expected to announce on Thursday that the date will be pushed back again. The reason for the delay is not clear.’
BBC News, 20th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Computer hacker who blackmailed porn users jailed after UK’s ‘most serious’ cyber crime investigation – Daily Telegraph
‘A student who made hundreds of thousands of pounds blackmailing the users of porn sites around the world as part of the UK’s most serious cyber crime case, has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Capacity to tweet? – Doughty Street Chambers
‘In two judgments (Re A and Re B) Cobb J has confirmed that capacity to make decisions about internet and social media use do not form a “subset” of of a person’s ability to make decisions about care or contact. Capacity to use the internet and social media are “inextricably linked; the internet is the communication platform on which social media operates. For present purposes, it does not make sense in my judgment to treat them as different things. It would, in my judgment, be impractical and unnecessary to assess capacity separately in relation to using the internet for social communications as to using it for entertainment, education, relaxation, and/or for gathering information.”‘
Doughty Street Chambers, 26th February 2019
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
Revenge porn threats should be made illegal, review suggests, after Alice Ruggles murder – Daily Telegraph
‘Revenge porn threats should be made illegal after the murder of Alice Ruggles, a domestic homicide review has recommended.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother in FGM case ‘betrayed’ three-year-old daughter by mutilating her, as she is sentenced to 13 years – Daily Telegraph
‘The first person to be convicted of FMG in Britain “betrayed” her three-year-old daughter by mutilating her, a judge said, as she jailed her for 13 years.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
