Oslo, Norway — When a 13-year-old named Marthe Flaten was introduced to the world online, she received her first unasked-for picture of male genitalia, the so-called “dickpic.”
The incident took place in a shopping mall when an unidentified person tried to drop her the photo through AirDrop. – I was completely shocked.
I then called the police and was told there was nothing they could do, recalls Flaten, now 20 and studying early childhood education at the University of Innlandet.
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When a 13-year-old named Marthe Flaten was introduced to the world online, she received her first unasked-for picture of male genitalia |
She describes it as a kind of digital flashing invasive and degrading, but something she seldom spoke about back then.
Austria Introduces ‘Dickpic Law’. On September 1 Austria introduced a new law banning the sending of sexually explicit images without consent.
The so-called “dickpic law” criminalizes all photographs of male and female genitalia, whether photos taken or photos produced by A.I. or manipulated, that are unsolicited to an unauthorized third party.
Offenders risk up to six months in prison. Norway: illegal but not a law. Norway lacks a specific ‘dickpic law’, but it’s already punishable for sending sexual images without consent by numerous provisions of the Penal Code.
Justice Minister Astri Aas-Hansen (Labour Party) pointed out that existing law includes the offence: – A fine or up to one year in prison can be imposed on anyone from this crime party.
If the recipient is under 16, the penalty could extend to two years even without his or her permission, she explained to NRK.
Norway’s penal code is “technology-neutral” and many have already had convictions for sending unwanted genital images, the ministry says.Call To Have More Clear Rules and Reduce The Risk.
Although existing laws criminalize the behaviour, its critics Flaten among them argue a specific provision would beef up legal protection and send a more clear message to society.
The Labour Party has pledged to invest in better prevention measures and support systems to combat digital harassment and abuse.