"Dick-Pic Ban": Government Proposal Adopted

"Because receiving 'dick pics' unsolicited on your phone is an invasive intrusion into privacy and often triggers not only anger but also helplessness, disgust, and shame in those affected," said the minister. The amendment will make it punishable in the future to send genital images unsolicited "via telecommunications or using a computer system if it involves harassment." It is emphasized that there will be no criminalization in cases of mutual consent. However, mere presence on a dating platform does not constitute consent.

The law covers, among other things, SMS, MMS, faxes, emails, instant messages, postings, or transmissions via mechanisms like Airdrop or Bluetooth. If the (repeated) sending of genital images fulfills another stricter offense such as stalking, then the stricter offense will apply.

(APA/Red.)

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