Punishing those who share explicit pictures without consent is a welcome development, but commentators say any *****down ought to be accompanied by a**ther look at how the law treats young people who share intimate images with their peers.*
If ** change is made, child ****ography laws that are intended to protect young people could instead be used to punish **rmal teenage behaviour.
On Monday, the state of New South Wales (NSW) an**unced it would follow Victoria and South Australia in introducing a law criminalising the distribution of intimate or explicit images without consent. "These images can ... be used as a way to deliberately humiliate, control or harass the intended victim," NSW Attorney General Gabrielle Upton said in a statement. Read more...