Dominatrix turns tech founder to combat revenge porn
12 hours ago
- #gender-rights
- #revenge-porn
- #tech-innovation
- Madelaine Thomas, a former dominatrix, founded Image Angel to combat revenge porn using invisible forensic watermarking.
- Image Angel's technology embeds unique, invisible watermarks in images to track unauthorized sharing, surviving edits and screenshots.
- The technology is already used in Hollywood and sports broadcasting, ensuring its reliability and effectiveness.
- Intimate image abuse affects 1.42% of UK women annually, with perpetrators facing up to two years in prison.
- Madelaine emphasizes dignity, respect, and trust, rejecting victim-blaming attitudes towards intimate image abuse.
- Support services like the Revenge Porn Helpline and StopNCII.org provide multi-layered approaches to combat tech-facilitated gender-based abuse.
- TV presenter Jess Davies shares her experience with intimate image abuse, advocating for victim support and perpetrator accountability.