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 Ofcom has made clear efforts to produce draft guidance that sets out a range of measures that tech companies could, and should, choose to take…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…
Today (5th March 2025), the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has published its report on tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII), with recommendations for the government to protect women and girls online. We welcome the WEC’s recommendations, which include calling…
The government has reportedly made a U-turn this weekend (26th January 2025) on the details of a proposed new offence to criminalise non-consensual sexually explicitly deepfakes. Announced just last week, the original proposal would have required victims to prove that…
Update, 27th January 2025: The government has reportedly made a u-turn on proposals to base the offence on the perpetrator's intent, and will now create an offence based on consent alone. The government has today (Tuesday, 7th January 2025) announced…
Last week (Wednesday 20th November), the Women and Equalities Committee held its second public session of this parliament on tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII) as Parliament continues examining the drivers of and responses to this abuse*. These sessions provide…
On Tuesday, Kirith Entwistle MP led an important Westminster Hall debate on tackling image-based abuse, bringing to light the scale and impact of this devastating form of violence against women and girls. The debate was well attended, with interventions from…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition, survivor campaign group #NotYourPorn, GLAMOUR UK and Clare McGlynn, Professor of Law at Durham University have today launched a campaign to protect women online, led by Jodie* a survivor of deepfake sexual abuse. After…
The government has today (13th September 2024) stated that new changes to the Online Safety Act will make image-based abuse a priority offence and force tech firms to clamp down on it. However, image-based abuse is already a priority offence…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition, #NotYourPorn and Professor Clare McGlynn are calling on the next government to protect women’s rights and freedoms online, in partnership with GLAMOUR magazine. In a new campaign launched today (19th June 2024), the experts…