What are the 10 communication principles?

A digital communication should not:

1. disclose sensitive personal facts about an individual

2. be threatening, intimidating, or menacing

3. be grossly offensive to a reasonable person in the position of the affected individual

4. be indecent or obscene

5. be used to harass an individual

6. make a false allegation

7. contain a matter that is published in breach of confidence

8. incite or encourage anyone to send a message to an individual for the purpose of causing harm to the individual

9. incite or encourage an individual to commit suicide

10. denigrate an individual by reason of colour, race, ethnic or national origins, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability

What are we trying to achieve?

The change we want to implement is to close the ‘revenge porn’ loophole, where complainants’ ex-partners could distribute intimate photographs or videos without breaching the Privacy Act. The loophole would occur when the ex-partner said they had no "malicious intent" behind sharing the intimiate photos. Our policy change would make it so that "intent" is not considered in prosecution so that there is no opportunity for people to slip through the cracks of the loophole.

Justice must be served for those victims that have been affected by revenge porn. It is up to us as the most powerful generation to use our voices in protection of our rights to gain more safety on the internet.

As the generation that is most exposed to the internet and social media, we must come together to close this loophole!

How will me signing the petition help?

Getting the most signatures in this petition will back up our letter that is being sent to our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. We will be writing on behalf of everyone that has signed this petition to influence a policy change in closing up the loophole. By signing our petition you will be putting your name down to indicate that you want to help make a better change for NZ.