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    dontshootmeMichelle Dean
    3/27/14 2:51pm

    I think the EFF's concerns are being under valued here. The likelihood of overreach is very large, in my opinion. Also, it strikes me as being very dangerous to start messing with Section 230. I get that this is a very real problem, I just suggest a knee-jerk reaction by lawmakers (which is what almost always happens with public outcry type stuff) will result in bad law.

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      Michelle Deandontshootme
      3/27/14 2:53pm

      Undervalued by who? Me? The people working on this legislation? Sincere question.

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      iElvis Found Trump's Tax Returns Too Late to Save Gawkerdontshootme
      3/27/14 2:56pm

      Did you read the model statute? It seems pretty narrowly drawn to me.

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    dwaynewillholdyoutightMichelle Dean
    3/27/14 2:49pm

    Prison time for this? No way.

    People should simply be more careful who they send naked pics to.

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      goldenraedwaynewillholdyoutight
      3/27/14 2:53pm

      Victim blaming is totes adorable.

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      bzgunnerdwaynewillholdyoutight
      3/27/14 2:53pm

      People should be more careful posting naked pics of other people online without their consent.

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    Surfboard2121Michelle Dean
    3/27/14 2:55pm

    Revenge Porn is not about the right to look at hot naked chicks. There are literally thousands of consenting hot naked chicks from all over the world which you can look at online for free. Its about power and control and taking gratification, sexual or otherwise, from violating a woman who has not provided consent. I hope that bill passes.

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      Count_Zero_InterruptSurfboard2121
      3/27/14 3:06pm

      That's the thing. It's specifically the power and control over a violated woman that gets dudes who love this stuff off.

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      aldebaranSurfboard2121
      3/27/14 3:09pm

      You do realize that men are the subject of revenge porn as well right? It's not always about women.

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    Hatless Süspęçt and 6 othersMichelle Dean
    3/27/14 2:59pm

    Revenge porn is like too much dessert. I mean revenge, who doesn't love a great, well planned out revenge story. And porn, god knows the world has a robust lust for the hard pressed flesh. So marrying them together should be the greatest, but you just end up disgusted with yourself and a bad feeling in your stomach.

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      benjaminalloverHatless Süspęçt and 6 others
      3/27/14 3:09pm

      Ruining someone's reputation is like eating dessert?

      backs away slowly.

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      JohnMcClanesSmirkHatless Süspęçt and 6 others
      3/27/14 3:11pm

      I had the same problem with all-you-can-eat sundaes and anal at The Golden Coral last week. The whole was, indeed, less than the sum of its parts.

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    GrayHaysMichelle Dean
    3/27/14 2:54pm

    You sure wrote a lot of words without mentioning how the law will actually work. How is 'revenge porn' defined? If I forward pictures intended for only me to my Lacrosse team, is that revenge porn? Or just being a good bro? If I take pictures of a sorority girl performing acts on me in my Frat Pad and post them to the web, is that revenge porn?

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      benjaminalloverGrayHays
      3/27/14 3:23pm

      Well it's fairly clear, the very first point of the link;

      "Non-consensual pornography is the distribution of sexually graphic images of individuals without their consent. This includes images that were originally obtained without consent (e.g. hidden recordings or recordings of sexual assaults) as well as images originally obtained with consent within the context of a private or confidential relationship (e.g. images consensually given to an intimate partner who later distributes them without consent, popularly referred to as "revenge porn"). Non-consensual pornography does not include images taken of individuals in public or of people engaged in unsolicited and unlawful sexual activity, such as flashing."

      So according to this, depending on which state you're in, you are either a massive creep or a criminal. Either way, don't take images without someone's consent, and don't ever EVER distribute them to a 3rd party, which will hopefully be a federal offense very soon.

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      GrayHaysGrayHays
      3/27/14 3:25pm

      The burden of proof required for conviction has me concerned. Would a victim be required to submit an affidavit attesting that their ex, the accused, was the only person who received the images? Would the victim be open to cross examination? What if the submitter uses a burner email?

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    toothpetardMichelle Dean
    3/27/14 2:47pm

    Won't someone think of the bros?

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      ad infinitumtoothpetard
      3/27/14 2:49pm

      They think of you... non-consensually naked on the Internet!

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      yeah, that guytoothpetard
      3/27/14 2:53pm

      Obviously, revenge porn is disgusting. But I think this presents copyright concerns.

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    Benedict CumsabunchMichelle Dean
    3/27/14 3:12pm

    So what will the punishment be, and who will be punished? The person that shares the nudes, or the idiots that allows nudes to be taken of themselves? Sincere question.

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      Holly GreenBenedict Cumsabunch
      3/27/14 3:22pm

      Sincerely stupid.

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      Holly GreenBenedict Cumsabunch
      3/27/14 3:23pm

      It is not a crime to be naked or take photos. But violating somebody's privacy is, what is so fucking hard to understand about that? Sharing a picture with one person does not mean you're okay with sharing it with everybody, nor does it mean you deserve to be embarrassed for it.

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    jesaispasMichelle Dean
    3/27/14 2:56pm

    Why is this criminal? If you don't want nude photos of yourself on the internet, or anywhere, do not take them yourself, do not send them to others, do not allow others to take them of you. It's quite simple.

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      Exponential Grapejesaispas
      3/27/14 3:13pm

      Yes, exactly! If you didn't want that picture taken you should have turned invisible! God, people, it's so fucking simple!

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      Holly Greenjesaispas
      3/27/14 3:22pm

      Yeah that might have a tiny bit of relevancy if it weren't for the number of cases wherein women were hacked or photoshopped. And anyway, people should be able to share nude photos with another person without fear of public humiliation. I recognize this is a fucking revolutionary concept.

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    SubstitutionRealityMichelle Dean
    3/27/14 5:17pm

    ...people were asking the same question they often ask about revenge porn: Why isn't this already illegal?

    Ever the contrarian and individualist, I'm the one asking 'Why does this need to be illegal?'

    And why specifically 'Revenge Porn'? Are not the reasons for this being pushed applicable towards plain ol revenge? Why then is there no law about generally taking revenge on a former partner? Why is this action more worthy of legal action simply due to the existence of nudity? Can we (and have we) not simply already prosecute(d) any actual theft as...you know...theft?

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      rainstumpMichelle Dean
      3/27/14 2:50pm

      I feel like that picture needs to be de-pixelated before I can form an educated opinion on this topic.

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