Trolling Social Media, these Gangsters talk Images and, Create False Sexual Narratives.

Gardaí have been urged to investigate the forum, which includes pictures of underage girls taken from both private and public social media accounts.

Gardaí have been called to investigate an online forum hosting thousands of images of Irish women and girls, including underage individuals, without their consent. The images, sourced from both private and public social media accounts, were posted on a Reddit subgroup encouraging its 3,200+ members to “trade” them for sexual gratification. Some images feature teenagers in school uniforms with identifying details like names, ages, and locations, often accompanied by sexual threats. This issue has raised significant concerns, with advocacy groups like Rape Crisis Ireland and media outlets like The Journal urging action. The Garda National Protective Services Bureau is involved in similar investigations, as seen in prior cases like a 2020 probe into non-consensual image sharing on platforms like Discord. The sharing of intimate images without consent is a criminal offense in Ireland, and there are calls for stronger legislation to address image-based sexual abuse.