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LONDON LEGAL LENS
Cyberflashing and the
Online Safety Act
By Terry Green and Larry Wong
T echnology Secretary Liz Kendall has announced that cyberflashing will be categorised as a “priority
offence” under the Online Safety Act (OSA) in a push to protect women and girls online, where one in
three teenage girls report having received unsolicited pictures at least once.
This is not the first time that the Secretary of State has used its powers to amend the list of priority
offences under the OSA via secondary legislation. In November 2024, this power was exercised, making the
nonconsensual sharing or threat of sharing intimate images or film a priority offence.
Liz Kendall makes it clear – “what is illegal offline, must be illegal online” – this could mean more changes are on
the horizon.
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