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Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
https://www.cybercivilrights.org/Last activity: 19.08.2026
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CCRI was founded by Holly Jacobs, PhD. Dr. Jacobs was once a victim of nonconsensual porn (NCP), commonly known as "revenge porn," the distribution of sexually graphic images of individuals without their consent. After running into so many dead-ends in her efforts to get help from police, FBI, lawyers, and Internet specialists regarding her case, she eventually took matters into her own hands in August 2012 and started End Revenge Porn (ERP), a campaign to advocate for the criminalization of NCP and a place of refuge for victims of it.
ERP eventually grew into a hub where victims could get information about NCP, receive support from other victims and victim advocates, be referred to pro or low bono services to help them regain control of their search results and lives, and support the passage of legislation against NCP. A year after ERP’s inception, in August 2013, Dr. Jacobs optimized the work she had achieved through ERP and incorporated it into CCRI, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving victims and advocating for technological, social, and legal innovation to fight online abuse.
CCRI's mission is to help victims of online harassment by:
-Providing victims with support and referral services;
-Raising awareness and educating the public about the nature and prevalence of online abuse;
-Working with technology industry leaders to encourage the development of design-based solutions to non-consensual pornography and other forms of online abuse; and
-Advocating for state and federal legislation to prevent such abuse, when appropriate.
ERP eventually grew into a hub where victims could get information about NCP, receive support from other victims and victim advocates, be referred to pro or low bono services to help them regain control of their search results and lives, and support the passage of legislation against NCP. A year after ERP’s inception, in August 2013, Dr. Jacobs optimized the work she had achieved through ERP and incorporated it into CCRI, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving victims and advocating for technological, social, and legal innovation to fight online abuse.
CCRI's mission is to help victims of online harassment by:
-Providing victims with support and referral services;
-Raising awareness and educating the public about the nature and prevalence of online abuse;
-Working with technology industry leaders to encourage the development of design-based solutions to non-consensual pornography and other forms of online abuse; and
-Advocating for state and federal legislation to prevent such abuse, when appropriate.
Location: United States, Florida
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.08.2026 | TAKE IT DOWN Act Binds Platforms; Jaden Newman’s Father Faced No Law After August 18 Stream | By Terrence Hill Published: Aug 19 2026, 5:54 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard |
| 17.08.2026 | Jaden Newman’s Leak Is Legal to Discuss: Researchers Document Harm That Follows | By Clayton Lewis Published: Aug 17 2026, 2:55 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard |
| 28.09.2025 | 5 takeaways from CNBC’s investigation into ‘nudify’ apps and sites | CNBC investigated “nudify” apps and how a group of friends in Minnesota became key figures in the fight against nonconsensual, AI-generated porn. Experts said these services, which are often promoted via Facebook ads, are available to downl... |
| 21.09.2025 | Kids are making deepfakes of each other, and laws aren’t keeping up | By Emily Scherer for The 19th Last October, a 13-year-old boy in Wisconsin used a picture of his classmate celebrating her bat mitzvah to create a deepfake nude he then shared on Snapchat. This is not an isolated incident. Over the past few... |
| 07.06.2025 | The TAKE IT DOWN Act: A Double-Edged Sword in the Fight Against Non-Consensual Imagery | In the digital age, where images can be manipulated with a click, the line between consent and exploitation blurs. The TAKE IT DOWN Act, recently signed into law, aims to combat non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII). But is it a shield for... |
| 05.06.2025 | A Takedown Of The Take It Down Act | This is a cross post from Prof. Eric Goldman’s blog, mostly written by Prof. Jess Miers, with additional commentary at the end from Eric. Two things can be true: Non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) is a serious and gendered harm. And, th... |
| 29.04.2025 | The Censorship Conundrum: A Dangerous Dance with Power | In the heart of American democracy, a storm brews. The winds of censorship howl louder than ever. Two recent developments highlight this unsettling trend: the rise of FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and the controversial Take It Down Act. Bot... |
| 29.04.2025 | Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes and ‘revenge porn,’ passes. What is it? | FILE – Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Meta, which owns and ope... |
| 28.04.2025 | Congress Moving Forward On Unconstitutional Take It Down Act | Here’s a puzzle: How do you write a law that’s so badly designed that (1) the people it’s meant to help oppose it, (2) the people who hate regulation support it, and (3) everyone involved admits it will be abused? The answer, it turns out, ... |
| 05.09.2023 | Prosecutors in every state push to combat AI child exploitation | The attorneys general in all 50 U.S. states, plus four territories, signed onto a letter calling for Congress to take action against AI-enabled child sexual abuse material (CSAM). “While internet crimes against children are already being ac... |
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