What is Revenge Porn on Facebook and why does it happen?

Revenge porn cases usually happen when people share personal data and private picture to an individual, then that individual uses the accumulated data to blackmail the person. Other cases involve uploading sensitive content just because the person wants to humiliate another person.Facebook received nearly 54,000 potential cases of revenge pornography and “sextortion” on the site in a single month, according to a leaked document. Figures shared with staff reveal that in January Facebook had to disable more than 14,000 accounts related to these types of sexual abuse – and 33 of the cases reviewed involved children. The company relies on users to report most abusive content, meaning the real scale of the problem could be much greater. It is not clear how many cases Facebook passed to the police. The figures for sextortion and revenge porn, which Facebook deems as serious as child exploitation and terrorism, are international and only reflect incidents that have been reported by users. The scale of the problem could be significantly greater if there are a large number of cases not reported.

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