It's Not The End of The World.
Even if it seems like it, it's really not the end of the world! If you've got yourself in a tricky situation with an intimate image online, you've come to the right place to get some help. Our handy guide below is designed to help you with all the advice you might need.
In Ireland, an intimate image is “any type of image of a person who is naked or engaged in a sexual act. It also includes any image claiming to be of an intimate part of a person’s body or an image of underwear covering that part of their body.”
Any image like this of someone under 18 (‘a minor’) is illegal.
Download our guide to help you below.
No one’s expecting you to read this whole booklet from cover to cover, but if you keep reading, you should find a really easy-to-understand guide that can help you figure out the best pathway forward depending on what your situation (or your friend’s situation) is.
The most important thing is that you know what your options are, and it’s a really good idea to ask a trusted adult for help, or at least to let them know what’s going on.
This guide is aimed at supporting young people with advice and information around handling situations online involving intimate images, as part of the It's Not The End of The World campaign from CyberSafeKids and Irish Internet Hotline.
You can contact Hotline on hotline.ie or An Garda Síochána at garda.ie.
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