National and international laws are failing to protect...
USA, New York, Nov 15, 2021 - Online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) of women and girls is increasing at an alarming rate globally, but national and international laws are failing to effectively address the challenge because they are not...
You can now ask Google to scrub images of minors from...
Google installed a new policy Wednesday that will allow minors or their caregivers to request their images be removed from the company's search results, saying that "kids and teens have to navigate some unique challenges online, especially when a ...
Facebook to delete users' facial-recognition data after...
Providence, R.I. - Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people. "This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology's...
Twitter photo-removal policy aimed at improving privacy...
Twitter will no longer let its users publish private videos or images of other people without their consent, in a new policy expansion meant to prevent harassment and abuse on its platform. "Sharing personal media, such as images or videos, can...
48 States + DC + One Territory NOW have Revenge Porn Laws
An Act to Criminalize the Disclosure Without Consent of Intimate Visual Material; To Define Terms; To Provide Penalties for the Crime; to Enumerate Certain Defenses; And for Related Purposes. Senate Bill No. 2121. First Offense: Misdemeanor....
What is revenge porn? The term "revenge porn," though frequently used, is somewhat misleading. Many perpetrators - nearly 80% according to a 2017 nationwide CCRI study - are not motivated by revenge or by any personal feelings toward the victim....
First, what exactly is online abuse? Online abuse includes a diversity of tactics and malicious behaviors ranging from sharing embarrassing or cruel content about a person to impersonation, doxing, stalking and electronic surveillance to the...
At Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, we know how traumatic and distressing it can be to find your intimate images online when you didn't consent to them being shared. We worked with all of the major social media and tech companies to provide you...
