The health ministry announced on Monday that Article 13 of the Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act will be launched on Tuesday. The article is part of a revision which protects the rights of victims of sexual image crimes announced earlier this year.
Article 13 stipulates that if internet service providers learn of any content involving sexual assault crimes on a webpage, they are obligated to inform the online platform. Platforms must then take action to limit access or eliminate the content though information regarding the crime must be kept for 180 days for police investigation. They can be fined up to NT$600,000 (US$18,800) and face suspension if they do not comply with the regulations.
Health ministry department director Chang Hsiu-yuan (張秀鴛) says that since the revision was announced in February, more than 1300 complaints have been received. The number of known victims this year has quintupled last year’s confirmed cases.
The health ministry urges victims who discover their explicit imagery being disseminated to refrain from deleting the content or publicizing the incident. Instead, to preserve relevant evidence, record links and disseminator accounts, and report incidents to the sexual images processing center.
If you are the victim of a sexual image crime, you can report it to the sexual image processing center through their website by following the link below.
https://tw-ncii.win.org.tw/