"Revenge porn" is on the rise in Serbia. Also known as image-based sexual abuse, "revenge porn" is the sharing of private photos and films of an explicitly sexual nature via messenger apps or on social media platforms without the consent of the people in the images.

The genre also includes the sharing of deepfakes, or content generated using artificial intelligence that depicts real people involved in sexual acts that never took place.

A recent three-month investigation into groups on the instant messaging service Telegram in Serbia showed that tens of thousands of users share images of incest, child pornography and revenge porn every day.

The study's findings were published this summer by the association OsnaZene, a portmanteau of the Serbian words "woman" and "empowerment."

The perpetrators are often ex-partners who share images and films from past relationships. However, such pornographic content can also be obtained by hacking computers, telephones or social media accounts.

The objective is to damage victims in real life.

According to the European Institute for Gender Equality, 90% of victims are women and........

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