Revenge porn increased during the pandemic

  From school closures to devastated industries and millions of jobs lost – the social and economic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic were many and varied. The pandemic and ensuing crisis exacerbated deep-seated social inequalities within our societies. Women, low-income households, children and young people  were disproportionally affected. Not surprisingly, a Washington Post report found…

The Law Has Been Slow to Respond

While many states have enacted criminal penalties, it can prove difficult or impossible to sue the person who distributed the revenge porn for money damages under state law. For example, in Georgia the General Assembly enacted O.C.G.A § 16-11-90 in 2014, which made the distribution of revenge porn a misdemeanor in some situations. O.C.G.A §…