Abstract
A range of technologies now exist to facilitate sexual desire, pleasure and intimacy. Colloquially known as tech-sex, the growth in the use of such technologies has created a range of new opportunities for sexual expression and connection. Alongside these benefits are harms arising out of their non-consensual use. Drawing on a case study examining management of image-based sexual abuse as part of Australia’s recently reformed online safety laws, we argue for a regulatory approach that is both facilitative in showing due respect for adult sexual agency and protective in mitigating harm caused to affected individuals. Operating along a facilitative-protective regulatory axis, such an approach offers the potential to be suitably responsive to both the opportunities and challenges faced by adult individuals who engage with such technologies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 189-206 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Information and Communications Technology Law |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 1 Sept 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Jun 2023 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- regulation
- tech-sex
- technologies
- image-based sexual abuse
- technology facilitated abuse
- online safety
- Australia