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Cyberflashing to be priority offense under UK online safety law, minister says

By Patricia Figueiredo ( September 29, 2025, 16:39 GMT | Insight) -- Sending unsolicited sexual images to another person's computer or phone will be classed as a priority offense under the UK's online safety law, the tech minister has announced. The move means online platforms and dating apps will need to have systems in place to proactively assess and mitigate the risk of so-called cyberflashing.Sending unsolicited sexual images to another person's computer or phone will be classed as a priority offense under the UK's online safety law, putting it on a par with terrorism or child sexual abuse content, the tech minister announced on Monday....

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