No survivor, no matter their age, gender orientation and sexuality, should stand alone in the face of their own injustice

The current response to Image-Based Sexual Abuse (IBSA) in its various forms (non-consensual sharing of intimate content, whether authentic or synthetic) is growing but stays limited at national level and unstructured at global level. 

Any person can be impacted by IBSA however survivors have little to no recourse in the removal of their content. The reality of their harm is vastly underestimated as online content is virtual, and the blame or the shame is typically put on the victims. 

Governments and platforms struggle to implement measures to reduce the harmful impact of IBSA, while NGOs are nascent. 

Today, regulation of content is content-based (CSAM or terrorist content) but the content cannot be assessed without the victims’ perspective on the harm it caused to them. 

Fighting IBSA requires a survivors’ centric approach, and a strong advocacy component, no matter age, gender orientation and sexuality.