Politics & Government
State Lawmakers Unanimously Pass New 'Cyber Flashing' Law
The bill targets what's known as "cyber flashing," where victims receive such unwelcome surprises often from strangers.
August 23, 2022
Victims who receive unsolicited sexually graphic material by text, email, app or other electronic means could sue the sender under a bill that California lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday.
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The bill targets what's known as "cyber flashing," where victims receive such unwelcome surprises often from strangers.
"Just as individuals suffer sexual harassment and abuse in their physical, non-digital lives, there's a growing incidence of individuals being harassed by receiving unsolicited, sexually explicit images and videos including from people they do not know," said Democratic Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry when the Assembly approved the bill.
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