73% say government must do more on violence against women and girls, as new report warns of “rapidly evolving” threats driven by AI, online misogyny and the political weaponisation of gender-based violence. Nearly three-quarters of the public (73%) believe the…
Today (18th February 2026) the government has announced measures requiring tech platforms to take down intimate images shared without a victim's consent within 48 hours. Through an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, companies will be legally required to…
Today (6th February 2026), following months of campaigning by survivor Jodie*, End Violence Against Women Coalition, #NotYourPorn, Professor Clare McGlynn and Glamour UK, a new law comes into force making it a criminal offence to create or ask someone to…
This week (12th January 2026) the government announced it would finally bring the new deepfake abuse offence into force, one year after it was initially announced - following our successful campaign with survivor Jodie*, campaign group #NotYourPorn, Professor Clare McGlynn…
Today (25th November 2025) online regulator Ofcom has published its highly anticipated Violence Against Women and Girls Guidance for tech platforms, brought in after a successful campaign by the End Violence Against Women Coalition and Glitch, and supported by a…
Yesterday (3rd November 2025), the government tabled amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill that will criminalise possessing or publishing depictions of strangulation or suffocation in pornography, with responsibilities put on tech platforms to stop the spread of this content…
This week (22nd October 2025), the End Violence Against Women Coalition held our third annual Prevention Conference. With the theme “A Different World Is Possible”, we explored the steps needed to make this ambition a reality. The conference brought together…
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has today (29th September 2025) announced that the government will make cyberflashing a “priority offence” under Online Safety Act, in a welcome move to strengthen existing measures to protect women from online abuse. Cyberflashing - non-consensual…
Today we submit to Ofcom’s consultation on their draft Violence Against Women and Girls Guidance. Ofcom has made clear efforts to produce draft guidance that sets out a range of measures that tech companies could, and should, choose to take…
The government’s response to the Women and Equalities Committee report on tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII) represents “a missed opportunity to deliver justice for survivors and prevent future harm”, says Andrea Simon, Director of the End Violence Against Women…