California Law Cracks Down on Internet ‘Revenge Porn’
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California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that would make it illegal for people to humiliate ex-lovers by posting indecent photos or videos online.
Under the new law targeting “revenge porn,” distributing sexual images “with the intent to cause serious emotional distress” would carry a fine of as much as $1,000 and as long as six months in jail -- even if the pictures were originally taken with consent. The law bans only images taken by the person posting them, meaning that self-photos aren’t protected.