What is revenge porn? 5 Things you should know from the experts
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What is Revenge porn? Sounds scary doesn’t it? Here, Carmel Glassbrook from the Revenge Porn Helpline breaks down the top 5 things you need to know about revenge porn from her experience working with the organisation:
1. It’s not always about ‘revenge’ and it’s not really porn.
So, the story goes; ‘Boy meets girl. Girl sends boy nudes. Girl and boy break up, then, in fit of rage and jealousy, boy shares nudes all over the internet.’
…Well, not always. Catfishing and sextortion are also a reality. This refers to the horrible situation some people find themselves in when they think they’re having sexual exchanges over webcam with an unbelievably sexy person. Only to later get blackmailed with the video of them masturbating for £££!
At the Revenge Porn helpline, we’ve even had cases where nudes were shared in adoration. The perpetrators are often completely flabbergasted that anyone would consider what they are doing was wrong: ‘But I think she’s really hot and I just wanted more pics...
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