Revenge porn
You’re in the canteen at university. Your friend shows you that he is uploading nudes of his ex-girlfriend on to social media to deliberately hurt and embarrass her.
This is revenge porn and it’s illegal.
How could you help stop it?
Say something
You could use your body language to show you don’t approve and say something to the friend sharing the images, like ‘that’s totally unacceptable’. Or you can be more direct by saying ‘it’s illegal to share nude photos of someone else without their consent’ and make them delete the pictures.
Tell someone
You could tell someone in authority at college. You could go to the university website for advice, or you could contact the Revenge Porn Helpline on 03456 000 459, by email, Facebook Messenger or by sending an anonymous ‘Whisper’ report.
You could also report the incident to the police.
Offer support
You could reach out to the victim to let her know what he’s doing and offer to share the evidence if she wants to report it.
Explore another scenario
Explore the scenarios below to see how you could put these ways to intervene safely into practice.
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Unwanted touching
You see a man groping a woman in a bar. She tries to move away and is clearly uncomfortable.
Reporting abuse
You have every right to report abuse to the police if you see or experience it, if you are a bystander make sure you ask the victim what they want you to do.