Facebook announced Wednesday that it is taking steps to curb the sharing of revenge porn, or intimate images that are shared without users’ permission.
Head of global safety Antigone Davis said in a Newsroom post that a study by the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative found that 93 percent of victims of revenge porn reported “significant emotional distress” and 82 percent reported “significant impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of their life.”
She detailed how Facebook’s new tools work:
If you see an intimate image on Facebook that looks like it was shared without permission, you can report it by using the “Report” link that appears when you tap on the downward arrow or “…” next to a post.
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