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Minister Of Justice Proposes New Sexual Immunity Bill
A new bill, being proposed by The Minster of Justice, could mean up to four years in prison for anyone distributing nude photos or videos of others without permission, Fréttablaðið reports. The bill, written by Áslaug Árna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, states that anyone sharing…
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Non-Consensual Porn Bill Enters Icelandic Parliament
A new bill which has been submitted to Parliament would, if passed, make non-consensual porn punishable with jail time. The bill, which was led by Pirate Party MP Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, is co-signed by 23 members of Parliament from all parties—except the…
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Guess What? If You Click On The Austur Sex Tape, You’re Awful!
A 26 second video, showing a man and a woman having sex in the bathroom stall of the popular Icelandic bar Austur is making the rounds on the internet. It’s not known who filmed and uploaded it and it’s not known whether…
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Psychiatrist Blames Women For Revenge Porn, Internet Ignites
An elderly, male psychiatrist offered his opinion that women alone are to blame for the existence of revenge porn, and Icelanders – women and men alike – are not taking it lightly. Nútíminn reports that psychiatrist Óttar Guðmundsson was, for whatever reason,…
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MPs Hope To Make Revenge Porn Illegal
A group of MPs from Bright Future have again submitted a bill that would, if passed, make revenge porn punishable by up to two years in prison. RÚV reports that the bill was submitted during the last parliamentary session but, like many…
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Crucifixion Likened To Revenge Porn
A pair of ministers devoted their Easter mass to the subject of revenge porn and #freethenipple, likening the crucifixion itself to an act of revenge porn. “For what was the crucifixion of Jesus, other than revenge porn?,” Rev. Jóna Hrönn Bolladóttir asked…
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“Don’t Be A Douchebag!”
Icelanders are outstanding in many fields. For instance, we proudly hold the record for youngest median age of starting sexual activity (pdf), the highest rate of Chlamydia infections, and the greatest daily internet usage of any European country. In line with these dubious achievements,…
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Proposal To Make Revenge Porn Criminal Offense
Members of Alþingi on behalf of Bright future have introduced a proposal for amendments to the penal code, which would make the circulation of images considered revenge porn a criminal offense, punishable with up to 2 years in prison. First mover of…