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New State Law Outlaws 'Revenge Porn' New State Law Outlaws 'Revenge Porn'
New State Law Outlaws 'Revenge Porn' Angry exes will now face jail time in New York if they turn to “revenge porn” to get back at former partners. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that will criminalize the publication of “revenge porn,” which is legally described as the “non-consensual sharing or publication of an intimate image.” Under the new law, abusers will face criminal penalties of up to a year in jail, civil penalties and victims will be able to seek a court order to remove the images from the Internet. "Our laws have not kept pace with technology and how abusers can use it to harass, intim…

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