“BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Revenge porn is surging across Europe under coronavirus lockdowns, with a doubling of cases reported in Britain on Tuesday, while a student campaigner in France has spent hours getting girls’ naked photos removed from the internet. Women’s rights activists said they have witnessed a rise in online posts of intimate
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Revenge Porn Cases Spike During Lockdown, Grazia
on 6th May 2020“Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a shocking spike in the number of calls to The Revenge Porn Helpline. ‘We are breaking all the records in the number of cases we receive,’ says Sophie Mortimer, a helpline manager who adds that the organisation was already seeing ‘a steady 35% rise in
read morePornhub Needs To Change – Or Shut Down, The Guardian
on 9th March 2020“Here in the UK we are now waiting to hear what the new online harms bill will offer in terms of regulating the porn industry. There is no independent or government-linked body which monitors the content commercialised porn companies are promoting. Pornhub hide themselves behind freedom of expression and argue that all sexual fantasies on
read moreParents ask Pornhub to take down children’s photos without delay, say platform is slow in responding to reports, MEAWW
on 4th March 2020“Not Your Porn, a group that is working with MPs and ministers in the UK for tighter laws surrounding porn websites distributing revenge porn and child pornography, has had ten reports of Snapchat users aged between 13 and 15 finding their nude photos on Pornhub. “Teenagers are exploring their sexuality with a smartphone and sending
read moreWith Online Revenge Porn, The Law Is Still Catching Up, 360 Law.
on 2nd March 2020Consent Lawyers’ own Honza Cervenka quoted in 360 Law: “Civil litigation over cyberrape is still so new that victims’ attorneys are self-taught and resourceful, pulling what they can from various torts. “As a lawyer working in this area, you almost always have to get creative,” said Honza Červenka of McAllister Olivarius, who represents victims in
read moreDon’t Roll That Tape: Deepfakes Creating Litigation Nightmares, Texas Lawyer
on 10th February 2020“Media law attorneys tracking harmful Internet trends are coming up with solutions to protect clients in court. Whether it’s fighting against one person’s face being realistically pasted on another’s body in a porn video, or against the mass collection of images for facial recognition databases used by law enforcement, lawyers discuss causes of action that
read moreFor International Revenge Porn Victims, Justice Is Hard to Find, Motherboard by Vice
on 10th February 2020“David Fraser, a lawyer who specializes in digital privacy, said the app’s location doesn’t have to present a roadblock, but it certainly can. The “reality is that Canadian criminal law only operates in Canada, so Canadian law enforcement can’t compel someone (outside of Canada) to provide evidence,” Fraser said.” Consent Lawyers operate both in the
read more‘Is this you?!’ How revenge porn victims are forced to deal with the incompetence of the police, The Insider
on 3rd February 2020All the more reason for to have robust legal representation: “”The police officer I spoke to was terrible. She didn’t even know the actual law. She knew it through the tabloids, she didn’t know the actual law. She thought it was something that happened to people if they did something wrong to their boyfriends,” Lauren
read moreHow Deepfakes Scramble Our Sense of True and False, Wired
on 20th December 2019“Danielle Citron, a law professor at Boston University, tells Sleepwalkers that deepfakes are being used to harass women, both in private and in public. Last year, a porn video edited to depict Indian investigative journalist Rana Ayyub appeared after she criticized a Hindu nationalist political party. Citron says similar targeted attacks could be used against
read moreJournalism Must Reckon With the Case of Katie Hill, Slate
on 13th December 2019“I never believed it was necessary to publish the photo to report on Hill’s ethical misstep. If RedState couldn’t convince readers of Hill’s relationship with its reporting, perhaps the fault lies with RedState being a partisan news outlet that assigns political hit pieces to campaign operatives for the other side. Another news outlet could have
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