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Growing Numbers Of Couples Now Taking Legal Steps To Prevent Revenge Porn

Revenge porn can have a devastating effect on the lives of the victims. For help and support with a revenge porn related problem, follow the links throughout this article to our trained support services.

Protecting our online reputation is becoming increasingly important for everybody, both personally and professionally. One common cause for personal attacks online is the breakdown of a relationship in which one partner decides to humiliate or harass the other after a breakup. In some cases, ex-partners publish intimate or explicit images of the victim to cause maximum damage – this is known as revenge porn.

“It’s one thing when you’re all lovely dovly. It’s another thing when you’re breaking up… It’s so easy, especially in anger, in ‘ex anger’ to post things to get even.”

Sheri Meyers, Relationship Therapist

The damage caused by revenge porn, or NCP (Non Consensual Porn), has led to changes and updates to legislation all over the world. The penalties for sharing explicit or indecent images without consent range from large fines to lengthy prison sentences.

“We have seen lives totally destroyed by revenge porn. Although the concept of prenuptial agreements will not be popular with everybody, any process which can protect people from the devastation caused by revenge porn can only be a good thing.”

Dan Raisbeck, Co-Founder, The Cybersmile Foundation

The impact of revenge porn on people’s reputations and wellbeing is so severe, that increasing numbers of couples are entering into prenuptial agreements (usually used to deal with financial matters) which lay out agreed practices for social media activity in the event of a breakup. According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – more than 80% of U.S. divorce attorneys say that issues involving social media are on the rise in divorce proceedings.

If you need help for revenge porn or any other kind of online abuse related problem, we can help. Visit our Cyberbullying and Online Abuse Help Center for lots of practical tips and information, or go to our Total Access Support section to learn more about the various ways that we can help you with your particular problem. For more information about Cybersmile and our work, please explore the suggestions below.

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