Debating Criminal law and Feminism on BBC Radio
In debates on the abolition of prisons and defunding the police following #BlackLivesMatter, where does this leave women survivors of...
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- Apr 21
New Campaign to Close Loopholes in Cyberflashing Law
This week saw the launch of a new campaign by Bumble, Grazia and UN Women urging UK Government ministers to reconsider their approach...
- Mar 6
Stephen Bear sentencing takes intimate image abuse seriously
Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for the taking and sharing of a sexual video of his then girlfriend, influencer...
- Feb 3
Online misogyny set to be outlawed
The front page of The Daily Telegraph reports the Government are set to include a Code of Practice on Violence Against Women and Girls in...
- Dec 15, 2022
Daily Telegraph publishes letter from coalition of women’s rights organisations & Professor McGlynn
Professor Clare McGlynn has joined calls for changes to the Online Safety Bill to ensure it better protects women and girls from online...
- Dec 5, 2022
Research on Intimate Image Abuse raised in Parliamentary debate about Online Safety Bill
Research by Professor Clare McGlynn The Online Safety Bill returned to the UK Parliament today, with Dame Maria Miller MP recommending...
- Nov 29, 2022
International human rights body adopts new statement on online violence against women
Published by Professor Clare McGlynn The United Nations group of independent human rights organisations monitoring violence against women...
- Oct 19, 2022
Cum Tributes: Women Are Getting Harassed Online in a Gross New Way
Worrying new report on websites where men ejaculate onto images of women with Clare McGlynn explaining men do this to enhance their...
- Oct 3, 2022
Bumble panel debate on cyberflashing with actor Emily Atack
As part of dating app Bumble’s campaign to criminalise cyberflashing, Inbetweener’s actor and entertainer Emily Atack led a panel...
- Aug 28, 2022
Professor McGlynn joins calls for cyberflashing law reform in the Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph has today published a letter and report calling on the Government to amend its cyberflashing proposals to include all...
- Aug 22, 2022
Flagship BBC Panorama documentary on the trading and sharing nude images online
A new investigation from the flagship BBC Panorama series features Professor McGlynn sharing her expertise on the trading and sharing of...
- Jul 5, 2022
Professor McGlynn writes op-ed in Daily Express as part of cyberflashing law reform campaign
Following the Government announcement that it plans to introduce a new criminal offence covering cyberflashing, Professor McGlynn has...
- Jun 7, 2022
Research on sexual violent pornography discussed in BBC podcast Fortunately
Professor Clare McGlynn’s research on sexually violent pornography was discussed this week in the award-winning BBC podcast Fortunately...
- May 24, 2022
Professor McGlynn speaks to Parliamentary Committee reviewing the Online Safety Bill
Professor McGlynn shared her expertise regarding online abuse today with the Parliamentary committee reviewing the Online Safety Bill....
- May 11, 2022
Professor McGlynn tells Parliamentary Committee that ‘pornography normalises sexual violence’
Professor McGlynn today gave evidence to the inquiry into pornography and its impacts being conducted by Parliament’s Committee on Women...
- Apr 27, 2022
Northern Ireland adopts new cyberflashing law following Professor McGlynn’s recommendations
The Northern Ireland Assembly has adopted new legislation which criminalises cyberflashing – sending penis images to someone without...
- Apr 27, 2022
Europe Has Traded Away Its Online Porn Law
Report on how the EU ‘traded away’ plans to protect survivors of intimate image abuse with Clare McGlynn commenting that online abuse is...
- Mar 14, 2022
Cyberflashing unpunished in Scotland
As new stats reveal that 95% of cyberflashing reports in Scotland do not result in a conviction, Clare McGlynn points out the flaws in...
- Feb 15, 2022
Don’t watch Pam and Tommy – the series turns someone’s trauma into entertainment
The new Netflix series 'Pam and Tommy' has been marketed as a feminist reclaiming, but at an emotional and traumatic cost to Pamela...
- Jan 20, 2022
A young woman's fight to tackle revenge porn
Leading German broadcaster examines EU Digital Services Act and image-based sexual abuse including my call for stronger measures and...
- Jan 15, 2022
Responding to Prince Andrew’s Victim-Blaming Legal Tactics
Controversy over Prince Andrew’s legal strategy to rebut sexual abuse claims made front page news in The Sunday Times as it emerged that...
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