Revenge Porn Is Really A Tech Problem with Darieth Chisolm

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Two years after her revenge porn nightmare began, Darieth Chisolm won the case against her ex-boyfriend. Should tech companies make it harder to weaponize their platforms against women?

In this episode you will learn:

• About Darieth's personal experience with revenge porn
• Her challenge of taking legal action outside of the U.S.
• The impact of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
• Examples of first steps on how victims can take legal action
• Obstacles to taking down nude content that is published online
• A brief history of policies like the SHIELD Act and Enough Act
• How Freedom of Speech should not apply when it is enacted with the intent to do harm
• The pervasiveness of victim shaming and victim blaming
• The importance of parents having conversations about nude photos with their children
• Resources for victims of revenge porn (linked below)
• How Darieth is supporting victims today

Links and mentions:

• 50 Shades of Silence Documentary
• SHIELD Act
• Enough Act
• SpeakServeSoar.com membership
• Cyber Crimes Act of 2015 in Jamaica
• www.50shadesofsilence.com/
• Candi Castleberry
• DMCA.com
• Che Pinkerton

Connect with Darieth:

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Website
• YouTube

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Please note: this episode was recorded before the COVID-19 Pandemic and the George Floyd protests.