lllinois legislation pushing to ban revenge porn
lllinois legislation pushing to ban revenge porn
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State Senators Michael Hastings and Toi Hutchinson have introduced a bill that would make “revenge porn” a felony in Illinois. This is the practice of posting nude or sexually-explicit photos of someone online without the participant’s consent. Cyber law expert Danielle Citron explains how this phenomenon began and what role legislation is playing in ending it.
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