Current threat of Revenge Porn or Non-consensual Intimate Image Abuse, 27 April 2027

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Workshop provides contemporary threat picture around Revenge Porn that is legally referred to as non-consensual intimate image abuse.

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It is the sharing or threatening to share private explicit sexual photographs or videos of another person without their consent.

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The act is typically driven by an intent to cause the victim distress, public humiliation, or character assassination.

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Incidents have increased by 4,000 per cent over the past decade according to the Revenge Porn Helpline.

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The aim of the workshop is to help inform the current work of investigators and analysts.

 

Outline of the day

Definition

The workshop will outline the definition of Non-consensual Intimate Image Abuse, or revenge porn. We will discuss that it occurs when:

• someone shares, or threatens to share, intimate photos or videos of you without your permission

• someone creates, or asks someone to create, a fake intimate image or video of you that appears real, without your permission. This might be a deepfake

 

It is a serious sexual offence. If someone does any of the following without your permission, it's non-consensual intimate image abuse:

• posts intimate images or videos of you online

• sends the intimate images of you by text, a messaging app (like WhatsApp), social media, or e-mail

• shows someone a physical or electronic intimate image of you

• shares edited or fake images or videos of you, like deepfakes, that appear real

• helps or encourages someone to create a fake intimate image or video of you

 

Key Characteristics

We’ll look at the key characteristics of the offence which include:

• Lack of Consent

• The Motive

• The Medium

• Threats and alterations

 

Victims and Perpetrators

We’ll consider who are the victims and perpetrators and their motivations.

Other considerations

• Key trends

• The Law and Non-Consensual Synthetic Intimate Images (‘Deepfakes’)

• How the Revenge Porn Helpline supports adults 

• Investigative considerations

• Future threats.

 

Held online Via Teams

Certificates of CPD available

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HOW TO BOOK

Cost: £209 + VAT (GBP) per delegate per workshop (LEA and Government Agency rate).  £259 + VAT (Industry rate), per delegate 

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Group bookings: We offer various discounts for group bookings depending on numbers, please contact us for details.

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Booking: Please send the delegates name(s), email address(es) and purchase order (made out to The Investigator) to booking@the-investigator.co.uk or telephone +44(0)844 660 8707 for further information. 

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Payment can be made by PayPal/debit/credit card. ​The meeting link will be sent out 7 days before the event.