From @Vice in their must read article “Why Is It So Hard to Write a Decent Revenge Porn Law?” by Steven Yoder“ "No one disagrees that revenge porn—distributing private sexual photos and videos to get back at an ex—is wrong and should be punished. When sexually explicit photos and videos are shared online, victims lose jobs, are forced to change their names, and may contemplate or attempt suicide. In a 2014 survey of 361 revenge porn targets, about a third said they'd been harassed or stalked in person as a result. More than one in ten quit or were fired from their jobs or dropped out of school, and half thought about suicide. The problem, though, is figuring out how to effectively criminalize it—an issue yet again on display now that a federal revenge porn bill has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives. If the language is too narrow, groups like the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI), an advocacy group for revenge porn victims, argue many of those who are victimized won't be able to get justice. Too broad and groups like the American Civil Liberties Union say the law will nail innocent parties.” @briaandchrissy #EndRevengePorn #revengeporn #RevengePornLaw #VictimsOfRevengePorn #CyberLaws #ACLU #ViceNews #ViceUS #ccri (at Newport, Rhode Island)
