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- noun Sexually explicit media of former partners posted on the Internet in order to humiliate them.
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Revenge porn refers to posting a sexual image of another person to get revenge or embarrass them. Some states have passed new revenge porn laws, and other states have laws that make it illegal to take or distribute sexual images of another person without their consent. Distribution includes electronic media, including texting, email, uploading to websites, or posting on social media.
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Dude do you know how revenge porn works, they can easily contact people you know and send it to them. Revenge porn doesn’t work in the way you’re describing it
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The nonconsensual distribution of intimate images (NDII) is when someone takes or shares an intimate image or video of you without your permission. It's also known as image-based sexual abuse, nonconsensual pornography, or revenge porn.
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bilby commented on the word revenge porn
"An influx of lawsuits concerning variations of revenge porn (homemade sex tapes posted on internet porn forums, nude pictures uploaded to MySpace accounts, distribution of homemade DVD’s) has sparked interest and concern in law-makers, who feel that new laws should be established to regulate the final legal frontier: the Internet. Details questions the necessity of criminalizing revenge porn, ignoring the long reaching effects it could have on a victim and, therefore, trivializing the entire issue."
- Kari, 'Revenge Porn: Not Just for the Bathroom Stall Anymore', collegecandy.com, 8 Oct 2008.
October 16, 2008