Laws haven’t kept up with online revenge porn


Threatened online: Victims of image abuse suffer on many fronts and may be hesitant to reach for help or to report the crime because they are embarrassed. — 123rf.com

A FEW weeks ago, a 16-year-old Indonesian girl committed suicide after nude images of her, allegedly taken by an ex-boyfriend, were spread on social media.

The teenager, from North Central Timor Regency in East Nusa Tenggara, had felt embarrassed after the images were spread to her school friends, police said.

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