Revenge porn: understanding the issues

Revenge porn refers to the the distribution of images usually, but not exclusively, shared online or via other digital means which are sexually explicit or involve nudity, without the consent of the person depicted and with the intention of causing distress to that person.
 
The Government is keen to understand more about the scale of this issue, whether incidents are being reported and, where they are, how these are being dealt with. This will allow us to understand whether more needs to be done to address the problem.
 
We want to hear from the public, from charities and support organisations and from web and digital companies whose products may be used to distribute images and from the authorities, such as the police, who work with the public and who may need to deal with reports of this type.
 
To discuss these issues, we're holding a webchat on 2 September from 2:30 to 4:30pm, hosted by policy officials working in this area. The page will open at midday on 1 September for pre-submitted questions and comments.