Victims will get help to remove online sexual images under new scheme

The issue made the headlines last year, when thousands of pictures and videos, mainly of Irish women, were shared on forums without their permission.

Victims of image-based sexual violence will get help to have their photos removed from the internet under a new scheme to be announced today.

Under the new scheme, victims will be encouraged to report the sharing of illegal content online to Hotline.ie/report, and will receive help from the organisation to get the images or video removed from the internet.