MIRROR.CO.UK -In the UK, the government is moving to toughen the Online Safety Act by classifying cyber flashing, the unsolicited sending of sexual images, as one of the most serious online offences. The change will be announced by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Once in force, it will require dating apps and social media platforms to actively detect, prevent, and remove such material. Companies that fail to comply could be fined up to 10% of global revenue or even blocked in the UK. The move follows polling that shows one-third of girls aged 12–18 and 5% of boys the same age have received such images.
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