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Law Professor. Advisor. Commentator.
Expert on Violence Against Women & Girls
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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...
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...
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...
Feb 16


Parliament Debates Proposed Deepfake LawÂ
The UK Parliament debated  on 13 December 2024 a proposed new law criminalising the taking, soliciting and creating of intimate images...
Jan 4


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...
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...
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....
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...
Apr 18, 2024


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...
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...
Sep 24, 2023


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...
Mar 6, 2023


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...
Feb 3, 2023


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 19, 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...
Aug 22, 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...
Apr 27, 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...
Feb 15, 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 20, 2022


European Union webinar on image-based sexual abuse and the Digital
As the European Union debates new laws to regulate internet platforms, Professor McGlynn joined Members of the European Parliament and...
Jan 11, 2022


Professor Clare McGlynn warns of ‘epidemic’ of deepfake pornography in new BBC TV News report
A new report for BBC News Scotland has highlighted the rise of deepfake pornography, where ordinary images or videos are superimposed...
May 27, 2021
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