Cyberflashing is the act of sending nude or explicit images without consent. Sending unsolicited sexual or explicit imagery already constitutes sexual harassment in many legal systems, meaning that victims can pursue civil cases against perpetrators. However, cyberflashing is soon to be recognised in UK law under the Sexual Offences Act. This will make it a criminal offence to send an explicit image without consent. The maximum penalty could be a prison sentence of up to two years. This is not only a question of legalities, it is also a question of basic human respect. Someone might not be in the mood to see a picture of genitals. They might be in a work meeting, or helping their children with homework, or doing any number of other things in which your genitals would be at best an incongruous intrusion and at worst an assault. It does not matter if you already know the person, if you have sent nude images before, or if the image is tastefully lit. Nothing will make sending an unsolicited explicit picture any of the following:

If you want to send explicit pictures to someone, you need to ask first or they need to have clearly requested this from you. Sending explicit imagery without consent is cyberflashing. It is sexual harassment, and, under some legal systems, it is or is soon to be a criminal offence. At WAX we are committed to the well-being, safety and joy of all our members. Non-consensual behaviour of any kind will not be tolerated at our events or on our platform, and any reports of cyberflashing will be taken extremely seriously.
​The best way to report a member of WAX is to go into WAX and report them on their profile. Select the three dots in the bottom left corner and click "report". This flags it on the system.

If you don't feel comfortable doing this, you can contact WAX support. Please see these useful links for more information:
​https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyberflashing-to-become-a-criminal-offence
​https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-informed/types-of-sexual-violence/what-is-indecent-exposure-or-flashing/
​https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/cyberflashing-unsolicited-pics-prison-sentence-officially-crime/