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WHAT IS IMAGE-BASED ABUSE?

Image-based abuse (or image-based sexual abuse) refers to the non-consensual creating, taking or sharing of intimate images (photos or videos). It also includes threats to share intimate images, the sending of explicit images to another person that are unwelcome or unwanted, or pressure or coercion into taking and/or sharing intimate images. “Intimate images” can include digitally altered images, including “deepfake non-consensual pornography” (also known as “AI-generated image-based sexual abuse).

Image-based abuse includes any of the following behaviours:

NON-CONSENSUAL CREATING OR TAKING

PRESSURE / COERCION

NON-CONSENSUAL SHARING

THREATS TO SHARE

THE EXTENT OF IMAGE-BASED ABUSE

1 in 3:

IMAGES TAKEN WITHOUT CONSENT

1 in 5:

IMAGES SHARED WITHOUT CONSENT

NEARLY 1 in 5:

THREATS TO SHARE IMAGES

SOURCE: https://www.routledge.com/Image-based-Sexual-Abuse-A-Study-on-the-Causes-and-Consequences-of-Non-consensual/Henry-McGlynn-Flynn-Johnson-Powell-Scott/p/book/9780815353836

RESPONDING TO IMAGE-BASED ABUSE

TAKE ACTION

WHAT CAN I DO?

Find out more about what you can do if someone has created, taken or shared your images, or if someone is threatening to share your images.

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If you live in Australia

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If you live in another country

GET HELP

Find out where you can get help from.

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If you live in Australia

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If you live in another country

LAWS IN AUSTRALIA

Find out what the laws are in your state or territory.

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PLATFORM POLICIES

Find out what the policies and tools are on various platforms.

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The project is funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship. We’re a small team of interdisciplinary feminist researchers from the Social and Global Studies Centre at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Our vision is to translate research into practical outcomes and benefits, including more robust and effective legal, policy, educational and corporate responses to image-based abuse. Our feminist ethics of care approach is victim-survivor-centric, trauma-aware and intersectionality-focused.
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