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Reports of 'revenge porn' skyrocketed during lockdown, we must stop blaming victims for it

  • Written by Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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As we have been cooped up at home during coronavirus lockdown, reports of image-based abuse have skyrocketed.

According to Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, it received more than 1,000 reports of image-based abuse between March and May 2020. This represents a 210% increase on the average weekly number of reports they...

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