As a community, we strive to adopt terms that clearly, consistently, and respectfully describe the evolving landscape of technology-facilitated sexual abuse. Wherever possible, we try to avoid using terminology created by perpetrators of abuse and instead seek to use terms that accurately convey the nature and the harm of the abuse.

As a community, we strive to adopt terms that clearly, consistently, and respectfully describe the evolving landscape of technology-facilitated sexual abuse. Wherever possible, we try to avoid using terminology created by perpetrators of abuse and instead seek to use terms that accurately convey the nature and the harm of the abuse.

The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative welcomes the passage of the SHIELD Act as an amendment to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, providing urgently needed protection against an…

As you may have heard, our longtime friends and partners at Without My Consent (WMC) will formally cease operations at the end of this year.   The WMC team comprises some…

Only a federal law can help stop “revenge porn.” (This piece is cross-posted from The New York Times). Are We All Celebrities Now? By Amber Heard Ms. Heard is an…

The Photos of Katie Hill Had Nothing to Do with Her Conduct (This piece is cross-posted from The Washington Post.) Oct. 30, 2019 By Mary Anne Franks  Mary Anne Franks is…

For immediate release: CCRI Applauds Illinois Supreme Court Decision Upholding “Revenge Porn” Law Against First Amendment Challenge. In December 2014, Illinois passed the strongest criminal law against nonconsensual pornography in…

CCRI Vice President Danielle Citron Named 2019 MacArthur Fellow.

CONGRATULATIONS to our Founder Dr. Holly Jacobs, honored as one of L’Oréal Paris’ #WomenofWorth! Holly, we are so proud of and inspired by your work to end nonconsensual pornography (NCP). “Thank you to L’Oréal…

(This piece is cross-posted from University of Miami School of Law’s Race & Social Justice Law Review.) By Nicole McLemore Last month, the Vermont Supreme Court upheld the state’s revenge porn law against…

Four members of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) were featured speakers at the 2017 U.S. Department of Justice Cybercrime Symposium, which was held on September 15 at the University…

(This piece is cross-posted from Refinery29.) All of us share private information with third parties at some point in our lives, from home addresses to medical records to credit card…

It’s Time For Congress To Protect Intimate Privacy (This piece is cross-posted from The Huffington Post.) The recognition that the right to privacy extends to intimate photographs and videos is…

May 11, 2016 We at the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, who advocate on behalf of individuals who have suffered the devastating and irreversible harms caused by nonconsensual pornography, condemn your…

CCRI supports Minnesota House File 2741 and Senate File 2713. The Media Coalition and MPAA’s opposition to these bills makes clear that the Coalition views the vicious and destructive invasion of intimate privacy as a form of free speech.

“Everything is going to be okay.” I said that to three people today. It choked me up each time. Up until this past Friday there were lots of other words…

A letter to our supporters: The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative is thrilled to have played a leading role in this week’s breaking developments on the issue of nonconsensual pornography. You…

Prof. Mary Anne Franks (left) and Rep. Scott Drury (right) present the IL “revenge porn” bill to the Judiciary committee in Springfield, IL. Just in time for 2015, Governor Pat…

It’s been just over a year since Cyber Civil Rights Initiative incorporated as a non-profit and we are finally able to offer a service that victims of nonconsensual pornography (i.e.,…

The law firm of K&L Gates has launched the Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project which provides victims of nonconsensual pornography with pro bono legal services.

Have some nude photos and aren’t sure what to do with them? CCRI has created a flow chart to help you make the right decision.

Miami-Dade’s chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (MDFAWL) has undertaken significant legislative efforts to assist in outlawing non-consensual pornography. Often called “revenge porn,” non-consensual pornography is the dissemination…

On August 31, a series of nude photos of female celebrities were released, after having been allegedly hacked from the iCloud accounts of those celebrities. The incident has been referred…

CCRI is seeking research that examines revenge porn, online harassment, or the occurrence of either of these within cases of domestic violence or sexual assault. We are also in pursuit of a large (500 people…

Almost seven years ago, I left my abusive fiancé. He’d been taking explicit photos and videos of me, and sharing them without my permission already, using them as blackmail.

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Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) is currently seeking professionals that are qualified, willing, and able to help victims of revenge porn.

Check out our infographic showing some of the latest statistics on Revenge Porn.

Isn’t it amazing how one second can alter your life so much?

I still face some of the fears I did the day I first brought my case to law enforcement, but I have embraced my role as the voice for those who have not yet found their voices.

“I’m struggling to stay in this world, because everything just touches me so deeply. I’m not doing this for attention. I’m doing this to be an inspiration and to show…

It is refreshing to hear someone talk about revenge porn like it’s a crime. To hear people acknowledge that nobody deserves to be harassed and violated is something many victims…

The worst part about this situation is being called a slut by people who know me, seeing comments on different sites saying “she’s playing the victim” or “she asked for…

*Photo taken Friday, January 18, 2013 Guiseppe Barranco/The Enterprise Dear Revenge Porn Victim, The moments after you first see your naked photos on the internet for display is a pivotal…

*Photo taken Friday, January 18, 2013 Guiseppe Barranco/The Enterprise Photo Hollie Toups and Marianna Taschinger are two of the first victims to speak up and go public with their experiences. …

Thank you for standing up for every girl who had all the air ripped out of her chest, who stayed up until 3am sobbing while she googled her name, for every girl who learned…