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New York’s Revenge Porn Law Is a Flawed Step Forward
Do revenge porn laws work?
California has specifically outlawed “revenge porn.” In California, it is a crime to post or otherwise electronically distribute a digital image of another person in order to harass, cause fear in, or lead to injury of that person.
Does revenge porn require intent?
A: Revenge porn requires intent; this means the person knowingly placed the photograph or image online, and knew or should have known doing so would cause the subject to suffer serious emotional distress.
What is revenge P law?
California Penal Code 647(j)(4) makes it a crime post sexually explicit images or videos of someone online, without consent, which causes the victim to suffer serious emotional distress. Revenge porn laws prohibit posting sexual related pictures or videos online to cause a victim distress.
Is revenge porn a crime federal?
These images are sometimes referred to as revenge porn. Though some states have passed laws prohibiting either the production or distribution of nonconsensual pornography, there is no federal law regarding this content.
How many cases of revenge porn are there?
Revenge porn effectively means publishing sexually explicit images on the internet without the consent of the person featured or depicted in them. Over the course of the pandemic, the increase has been alarming. According to Wright, there were 681 cases in 2019. In 2020, there were 3,146.
What classes are revenge porn?
Revenge Porn is the sharing of private, sexual materials, either photos or videos, of another person without their consent and with the purpose of causing embarrassment or distress.