Former Love Island star Georgia Harrison is calling for a new law that would introduce a 'kill switch' on social media to immediately remove intimate image abuse content while it is reviewed. Six years after she was secretly filmed by Stephen Bear and the video was posted online, Harrison argues the current 48-hour removal window is insufficient.
Campaign for Georgia's Law
Speaking on the Jimmy's Jobs of the Future podcast, Harrison said she wants to introduce a 'kill switch' to pause harmful content as soon as it is reported. Under the Crime and Policing Act 2026, passed on April 29, platforms must take down non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours or face fines of up to 10% of their revenue, and could be blocked from operating in the UK.
Harrison told the podcast: 'At the moment there is a law that basically says that intimate image abuse has to be taken down within 48 hours.' She added: 'As a girl who has experienced what can happen in that two days, I just don't think it's good enough.'
Victims' experiences
Harrison highlighted the ongoing impact on victims, saying she still receives 'absolute floods' of messages from people whose content is online with no one responding. She said the burden should shift to the perpetrator, who should have to fill out a form to prove consent, rather than the victim.
Jodie*, a survivor who previously told Metro about explicit deepfakes of her being shared online in 2020, also believes 48 hours is too long. She said: 'I think tech firms have the capability to do it quicker. Ultimately those images being online is where the harm lies — knowing they can be copied and saved and redistributed.'
Campaign backing
Jodie's 73,000-signature campaign, alongside the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Revenge Porn Helpline, #NotYourPorn, and Professor Clare McGlynn, was instrumental in the 48-hour legislation. Harrison said the current government has already said it wants to treat intimate image abuse as importantly as terrorist content and child pornography, asking: 'So why are they not doing so?'
