cyberflashing
cyberflashing noun: the unsolicited sending of sexually explicit pictures of oneself to another person by means of a computer or telecommunication network.
Noun
cyberflashing (uncountable)
- The unsolicited sending of sexually explicit pictures of oneself to another person by means of a computer or telecommunication network.
- For many people of a certain age, particularly women, cyberflashing has become yet another cost of existing on the internet.2022 June 13, Valeriya Safronova, “The Fight to End ‘Cyberflashing’”, in The New York Times
- For years, the Law Commission has been advising the government to plug this gap in legislation – a chasm between how we punish real-world behaviours and the same behaviour online – by introducing a specific cyber-flashing offence.2023 April 19, Sophie Gallagher, “Cyber-flashing is just as damaging as the ‘real world’ equivalent. When will the law catch up?”, in The Guardian
Forms of cyberflashing
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Origin of cyberflashing
From cyber- + flashing.
Questions about cyberflashing
- What does cyberflashing mean?
- Cyberflashing means the unsolicited sending of sexually explicit pictures of oneself to another person by means of a computer or telecommunication network.
- What part of speech is cyberflashing?
- Cyberflashing is a noun.
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