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Expert on Violence Against Women & Girls
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New Book
Delighted to announce my new book Exposed: The Rise of Extreme Porn and How We Fight Back is now available for pre-order and is published in May 2026. I felt compelled to write Exposed because there remains so little appetite to properly recognise the nature and true extent of the racist, misogynistic, and sexually violent material that is so freely and easily accessible on mainstream porn sites. I also wanted to challenge the labels “anti-sex” or “sex-negative” often give
Professor Clare McGlynn
6 hours ago
Prof McGlynn’s Expert Testimony Key to Landmark Deepfake Abuse Case in Australia
I was proud to provide expert evidence in the landmark case of eSafety Commissioner v Rotondo before the Federal Court of Australia,...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Sep 29
Strangulation in Porn to be Illegal
I welcome the Government announcement that depictions of sexual strangulation in mainstream pornography are to be made illegal,...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Jul 7
Appointment to Pornography Review Taskforce
I am pleased to be appointed to the UK’s Independent Pornography Review Taskforce which has been established to take forward the...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Jul 7
Prof McGlynn Recognised by Glamour for Advocacy to End Image-based Abuse
On International Women’s Day, it was an honour to be recognised by Glamour UK for my work to end image-based sexual abuse. I have been...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Mar 12
Porn Review Adopts Prof McGlynn’s Law Reforms
My research and recommendations to strengthen the regulation of extreme pornography have been adopted in the UK’s Independent Porn Review...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Mar 12
Participation in Paris AI Action Summit
In February 2025 I had the opportunity to attend the inter-governmental AI Action Summit held in Paris alongside prominent figures...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Feb 16
Victory for Consent-Based Deepfake Abuse Law
I am pleased to share a major victory in the fight against online abuse, particularly deepfake sexual violence. After extensive...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Feb 16
Parliament Debates Proposed Deepfake Law
The UK Parliament debated on 13 December 2024 a proposed new law criminalising the taking, soliciting and creating of intimate images...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Jan 4
New Review of Sexual/Indecent Exposure Research
Should we be taking stronger action against sexual/indecent exposure as the behaviour might escalate to contact sexual offending? This...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Aug 21, 2024
New Appointment to Council of Europe Expert Committee on Tech-Facilitated Violence Against Women
I am honoured to be appointed to the Council of Europe’s newly established Committee of Experts on Combating Technology-Facilitated...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Jul 25, 2024
New Campaign calling for Image Based Abuse Law
A new campaign has been launched calling for a comprehensive Image Based Abuse Law to better protect women’s rights and freedoms online...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Jun 25, 2024
New Criminal Offence to Create Deepfake Porn
Following calls for reform, the UK Government has announced plans to criminalise creating sexually explicit deepfakes without consent....
Professor Clare McGlynn
May 2, 2024
Degraded by Deepfakes
A powerful new BBC radio documentary Degraded by Deepfakes explores the experiences of ‘Jodie’ who had deepfake porn made of her without...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Apr 18, 2024
First #Cyberflashing Conviction
The first man convicted of the new offence of #cyberflashing in England & Wales was sentenced this week to 66 weeks imprisonment. On ITV...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Mar 27, 2024
New Police Guidance to Improve Rape Investigations
My research with colleagues has developed new guidance to improve police responses to rape and sexual offending which is now part of the...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Feb 15, 2024
Appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission
I am honoured to have been appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission , the body responsible for the selection of judges in...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Dec 14, 2023
New: Deepfake Nudes and Why Google Must Act
The world may finally be waking up to the reality of deepfake porn, with news last week that young boys in Spain used AI nudify apps to...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Oct 4, 2023
Fake Porn-Real Victims: New Documentary on Deepfake Porn
The harmful reality of deepfake porn is laid bare in a powerful new documentary by the renowned Swiss media company NZZ, featuring...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Sep 24, 2023
New Online Safety Bill Guidance to tackle abuse of women and girls
Following a long campaign, the Government has agreed to change the Online Safety Bill to better protect women and girls from online...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Jul 24, 2023
Pornography Review Announced
The UK Government has announced an ambitious and much-needed review of pornography regulation . I welcomed this review in the G uardian ,...
Professor Clare McGlynn
Jul 7, 2023
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