Two court cases, one message: Sharing intimate content without consent comes at a cost

Two court cases, one message: Sharing intimate content without consent comes at a cost

MALAYSIA: In a case involving the non-consensual distribution of intimate content, a woman in Malaysia was fined for sharing an explicit video involving her former husband. While the court acknowledged her emotional distress with a fine instead of jail time, distributing non-consensual explicit material weaponises digital media. It leaves long-lasting, devastating damage to the victim’s dignity and privacy. This case is just one of the few that …