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Directive (EU) 2024/1385 Article 7

Directive (EU) 2024/1385 Article 7

Cyber harassment

Article 7

Member States shall ensure that the following intentional conduct is punishable as a criminal offence: (a) repeatedly or continuously engaging in threatening conduct directed at a person, at least where such conduct involves threats to commit criminal offences, by means of ICT, where such conduct is likely to cause that person to seriously fear for their own safety or the safety of dependants; (b) engaging, together with other persons, by means of ICT, in publicly accessible threatening or insulting conduct directed at a person, where such conduct is likely to cause serious psychological harm to that person; (c) the unsolicited sending, by means of ICT, of an image, video or other similar material depicting genitals to a person, where such conduct is likely to cause serious psychological harm to that person; (d) making accessible to the public, by means of ICT, material containing the personal data of a person, without that person’s consent, for the purpose of inciting other persons to cause physical or serious psychological harm to that person.

Read the full instrument → · Read this in context: CHAPTER 2 — OFFENCES CONCERNING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND COMPUTER CRIME →

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CitationArticle 7 of Directive (EU) 2024/1385 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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