Ruby will never forget the first time she clicked on the database AnonIB. It is a so-called “revenge porn” site and in January 2020, a friend had texted her for help. Ruby is a secondary-school teacher, used to supporting teenagers, and her friend turned to her for advice when she discovered her images were on the site.
“She didn’t send the thread that she was on,” said Ruby, 29. “She was embarrassed, so she sent a general link to the site itself.”
When Ruby opened it, “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I couldn’t believe that such an infrastructure existed:
The swapping, collating and posting of nude images of women without their consent is on the rise. But unlike revenge porn, it is not a crime. Now survivors are demanding a change in the law