nonconsensual
adjective
non·con·sen·su·al
ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-shəl,
-shü-əl
: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual
nonconsensual sex
nonconsensually
adverb
… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …
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Now, companies must have a process for people to report deepfakes and nonconsensual intimate images, including revenge pornography, within 48 hours of being notified.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2021, the North Macedonian government threatened to ban Telegram after finding that the messaging platform had facilitated the sharing of nonconsensual intimate images of women and girls.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Those state laws largely focus on preventing specific harms, like banning the use deepfake technology to create nonconsensual pornography, to mislead voters about specific issues or candidates or to mimic music artists’ voices without permission.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 28 June 2025
Last year, Apple removed several generative AI apps from its App Store after a 404 Media investigation discovered they could be used to create nonconsensual nude images.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2021, the North Macedonian government threatened to ban Telegram after finding that the messaging platform had facilitated the sharing of nonconsensual intimate images of women and girls.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Those state laws largely focus on preventing specific harms, like banning the use deepfake technology to create nonconsensual pornography, to mislead voters about specific issues or candidates or to mimic music artists’ voices without permission.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 28 June 2025
Last year, Apple removed several generative AI apps from its App Store after a 404 Media investigation discovered they could be used to create nonconsensual nude images.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 12 June 2025
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“Nonconsensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsensual. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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