Government announces crackdown on revenge porn

The sharing of revenge porn is to be classified as the most serious type of online offence under the Online Safety Act, the government has said. Technology secretary Peter Kyle said social media platforms will now have to take steps to swiftly remove it. "It is already a criminal offense to create this content but now we are making it a priority offense," Mr Kyle said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn