Annie Seifullah was a brainy and dedicated principal working in Queens when her ex-boyfriend attacked her reputation and sexual privacy on a devastatingly public scale. Instead of standing by her…
Revenge Porn
MyEx.com, a prolific revenge porn website with a business model dependent on the humiliation of victims, was ordered to be shut down. The Federal Trade Commission, state of Nevada, and U.S….
Online blackmail scams often start in the same way. A stranger – typically posing as a woman – slides into their target’s messages on Facebook, Instagram, or Skype with some…
It’s tempting for targets of blackmail or revenge porn to delete or ignore evidence of the harassment or threats. While it’s an understandable reaction, erasing that proof could weaken your…
Robert Kardashian published intimate photos of his ex-girlfriend Blac Chyna today. The photos were accompanied by a slew of Twitter and Instagram posts accusing her of infidelity, drug use, and other…
I was interviewed on local CBS New York yesterday about the proposed revenge porn bill in NYC. As a reminder, New York State is one of the hold-out states where…
I wrote the below article over a year ago. (And eek, can’t find it in the blog archives, but did find it reprinted on a law school’s website.) Although a…
Introduction of Legislation to Combat Revenge Porn United States House of Representatives Intimate Privacy Protection Act Press Conference, with Reps Jackie Speier (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D- MA), Ryan Costello (R-PA)…
We drafted a bill which makes it possible for victims of nonconsensual porn to sue the offender. Now that bill is pending in Albany! On January 28, 2016, Assembly member Edward…
New York City had its first official event promoting the awareness of nonconsensual pornography!!! And what a launch it was!!! Major shouts to the amazing Dalia Sharps at the Mayor’s Office…