the Sharing of nude photos online has become a social problem, believes the police. Now the stairs up the fight against the proliferation of images among young people.

A survey conducted by Norstat for NRK last year, showed that almost half between 18 and 30 years had sent nude photos or sexualised content of themselves via mobile phones or the Internet.

no later, in December, notified police in Vestfold that to and with children under ten years of sending nude photos to each other via social media.

Politioverbetjent Hege Cut believed at the time that many parents can be naive when it comes to what their children are doing on social media.

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despite the large attention around the topic, according to Kripos many who do not know that it is a crime both to take, keep and share these images.

to deal with the problem launches the therefore a teaching plan for lower secondary school pupils, carried out from late January/February and out in the month of march. Undervisningsopplegget is laid out as three movies, where each of the films presents a dilemma associated with the theme.

Illegal photo sharing among young people is a societal problem. With undervisningsopplegget the police will give young people the knowledge to make good choices for themselves and others, ” says chief Anders, Ketil Haukaas, in a press release.

Through a digital platform, students can anonymously take a position to the dilemma from their own phones. The parents shall, in connection with this is also called in to meetings, where they are presented for the same message, in addition to advice about what they can do as parents.

Growing problem Young people need non-moralistic guidance and more knowledge

the Cases of persons who have had private nude photos on the way have been many. Handball player Nora Dark has taken up the fight after her phone was hacked in the fall of 2017, and her pictures were scattered around.

Several persons have been convicted and fined after Dark went the court way. Despite the rising trend, said the majority in the Parliament on women’s day last year, no to a proposal to increase the penalties for hevnporno.

a Short time later, notified the minister of justice, Tor Mikkel Wara is a new bill that aims to combat hevnporno. Høringsinnspillene to the draft bill is still under consideration in the ministry of Justice and public security, and they can’t currently give us any estimate on when the work will be finished.

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