内容摘要："I was stood in the suit I wear for Wales Today, with an earpiece in, pretending to be fed lines," he said.

"I was stood in the suit I wear for Wales Today, with an earpiece in, pretending to be fed lines," he said.

concluded that “the public’s accurate understanding of rape is outweighed by false beliefs, misunderstanding, lack of knowledge, and underlying stereotypes”.Fewer than half of those surveyed could identify common rape myths and perceptions, and one in 10 agreed that it was up to women to take precautions against rape.

Half were either unsure or agreed that someone who had been drinking or taking drugs should take some responsibility if they are raped, while only a third agreed that women rarely make up rape allegations. Evidence shows that very few people fabricate allegations of rape or sexual assault.Underpinning all this is that the nature of rape as a crime makes it particularly hard to prove, explains Kama Melly KC.She is head of rape and serious sexual offences for the Criminal Bar Association, and has both prosecuted and defended in sexual offence cases.

“The vast majority of the time there's not going to be any witnesses or CCTV,” she says.“Secondly, there's not going to be forensic evidence, because in the vast majority [of rape cases] consent is the defence.

“Thirdly, it's pretty rare to have injuries even through non-consensual sexual activity. So you're not going to have forensics. So you are going to have one person’s word against another’s about sexual matters which nobody finds easy to describe or talk about.

“And then you've got, ‘what is rape?’ [In a legal context] rape isn't just sex without consent. Rape is sex without consent with the male not reasonably believing that she was consenting.”"I normally don't let it bother me, but when you get a wave of online abuse, it can get you down.

"In a 'normal' workplace, if you were being bullied or harassed, then there'd be an HR department to deal with it accordingly. But for us making content online for a living, there's nothing like that."Nicole Jacobs, domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales, welcomes the draft guidance.

"I'm pleased that Ofcom are stepping up to start the process of providing guidance to tech companies to tackle this," she said. "It's now on these firms to implement these recommendations and ensure that perpetrators can no longer weaponise online platforms for harm."By taking meaningful practical action, not only will people be safer online, but it will demonstrate that tech companies are ready to play their part in tackling domestic abuse."