Upskirting has been a custodial offence in UK since 2019.
The BBC found thousands of users openly sharing obscene material of women and girls taken in public without their consent. One man who posted videos of himself stalking schoolgirls in New York is now being investigated by police.
New products are being weaponised against women, but is it just the tip of the iceberg as we enter a boom period for technology abuse?
No-one should live in fear of abuse. Enough is enough. We can all do our bit to keep women and girls safe.
A BBC investigation has found that women's intimate pictures are being shared to harass, shame and blackmail them on a massive scale, on the social media app Telegram.
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'This website brings together advice and resources to help you keep the children in your life safe.'
For 10 years, Matthew Hardy harassed people online by creating fake social media accounts to spread lies about them.
His targets had very little in common - they varied in age, had unconnected jobs and were living in different areas when they were targeted.
However, one thing they all shared was a persistent paranoia, brought on by not knowing the identity of the person behind the accounts or why they were being targeted.
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