Origin

As smartphones made image abuse easier, lawmakers and platforms faced pressure to criminalize non-consensual distribution. Public campaigns used the English-derived phrase revenge porn widely.

Cultural context

Coverage often appears beside celebrity scandals and ordinary victims' stories. The vocabulary entered mainstream news, not only adult-industry pages.

Common misunderstandings

• The law is not limited to AV professionals.
• It does not legalize all other intimate-image circulation.
• Victim-blaming myths are cultural misunderstandings this glossary rejects.