RAINN.ORG: Tech-Enabled Sexual Abuse

March 25, 2025 By ktoms

Deepfakes. Revenge porn. Sextortion.

No matter what you call it, tech-enabled sexual abuse is harmful and unethical—and it should be a crime in every state.


What Is Tech-Enabled Sexual Abuse?

Tech-enabled sexual abuse is NOT pornography. Informed, capable adults may legally choose to participate in the creation and distribution of consensual pornographic media. But when explicit content is created or shared without the subject’s legal consent, it is abuse.

Continue reading this article (including C.Kimberly Toms’ perspective) at RAINN.org.