Revenge porn

New laws and technology to protect you

Published on July 26, 2015 in Apolitical by Guest Author

You may have heard the story of a Florida State student who had comprising pictures posted on the internet by a former boyfriend. This act is crudely and generally called “revenge porn,” and there are websites dedicated to posting pictures of ex’s without their permission to get back at them for some transgression that occurred during or at the end of their relationship (breakup). The student in this case went to law enforcement to report the crime and found out…

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Legislature passes bill to make revenge porn illegal

Published on April 29, 2015 in Uncategorized by Associated Press

It will be illegal to post sexually explicit photos and videos of exes on websites without their consent under a bill going to Gov. Rick Scott. The Senate passed a bill Wednesday on a 38-2 vote to outlaw revenge porn. The Senate accepted a weaker version of the bill they originally passed because the House changed it and then ended their session three days early. The original bill would have applied to any electronic dissemination, such as email. The measure…

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Florida Senate passes bill to ban revenge porn

Published on April 23, 2015 in Top Headlines by Associated Press

Revenge porn could soon be illegal in Florida. The state Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would make it illegal to post online sexually explicit photos and videos of someone without their consent. The measure (SB 538) takes aim at people who seek to get back at exes by posting images they took during better times and were meant to remain private. A first offense would be a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail.…

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