Revenge porn brings up images of a jilted lover posting explicit images or videos of his ex. But it isn't always so. Last year, a teen posted nude pictures of his cousin because she mocked him. Another woman posted explicit pictures of her boyfriend's ex because she was mad that he still had them on his laptop.
Singapore recently outlawed revenge porn and cyber-flashing or sharing unsolicited images of one's private parts. Up until last month, Singapore had no laws specific to revenge porn, though sharing obscene images or videos was illegal.
The country's parliament passed a bill that made publishing or threatening to publish intimate images a crime, punishable by up to five years in jail.
“Intimate images could become widely shared and on platforms, and may be impossible to completely remove. They have the potential to cause great harm to the victim,” said K. Shanmugam, law and home affairs minister. The changes are part of a major overhaul of Singapore's penal code. Other new measures include outlawing marital rape, banning child sex dolls, and decriminalising suicide.
Revenge porn is usually used as a means to shame the other person, and in effect control them.
Singapore's nearly 150-year-old penal code was last fully reviewed in 2007. Other recent changes that were made in the system include outlawing marital rape, banning child sex dolls, and decriminalising suicide.
