Elisa D’Amico, co-founder of the Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project—which provides pro bono legal assistance to victims of nonconsensual pornography—joins Ellysse and Ashley to explain the unique challenges the Internet poses for combatting online abuse, the struggles victims face seeking justice, and the role online platforms play in moderating abusive content.

Mentioned

• “Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act of 2021,” Office of Congresswoman Jackie Speier.

Related

• Niraj Chokshi, “How to Fight Back Against Revenge Porn,” The New York Times, May 18, 2017.
• Matthew Goldstein, “Law Firm Founds Project to Fight ‘Revenge Porn,’” The New York Times, January 29, 2015.
•  Pari Berk, “Elisa D’Amico ’06: Fighting to Protect Sexual Privacy Online, in a Share-and-Share-Alike Culture,” Fordham Law News, June 18, 2019.
• Elisa D’Amico and Luke Steinberger, “Fighting for Online Privacy with Digital Weaponry: Combating Revenge Pornography,” Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal 26, no. 2 (2015): 24-36.
• Elisa D’Amico, “The War to Stay Secure: Online Privacy and the Battle in the Civil Courts against Sexual Cyberharassment,” Human Rights 41, no. 3 (2016): 5-8.