Section 230 and the Fight Against Online Abuse, With Elisa D’Amico

03/24/21 • 32 min

Elisa D’Amico, co-founder of the Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project—which provides pro bono legal assistance to victims of nonconsensual pornography—joins Ellysse and Ashley to explain the unique challenges the Internet poses for combatting online abuse, the struggles victims face seeking justice, and the role online platforms play in moderating abusive content.

Mentioned

“Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act of 2021,” Office of Congresswoman Jackie Speier.

Related

Niraj Chokshi, “How to Fight Back Against Revenge Porn,” The New York Times, May 18, 2017.
Matthew Goldstein, “Law Firm Founds Project to Fight ‘Revenge Porn,’” The New York Times, January 29, 2015.
Pari Berk, “Elisa D’Amico ’06: Fighting to Protect Sexual Privacy Online, in a Share-and-Share-Alike Culture,” Fordham Law News, June 18, 2019.
Elisa D’Amico and Luke Steinberger, “Fighting for Online Privacy with Digital Weaponry: Combating Revenge Pornography,” Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal 26, no. 2 (2015): 24-36.
Elisa D’Amico, “The War to Stay Secure: Online Privacy and the Battle in the Civil Courts against Sexual Cyberharassment,” Human Rights 41, no. 3 (2016): 5-8.

03/24/21 • 32 min

Ellysse and Ashley Break the Internet - Section 230 and the Fight Against Online Abuse, With Elisa D’Amico

Transcript

Elisa D’Amico: People tend to think that it is a harm that only takes place online: it happens on social media or it happens on a website and it’s limited to the computer. But that’s not the case at all.

Ellysse Dick: Welcome to Ellysse and Ashley Break the Internet, a series where we’re exploring the ins and outs of Section 230, the law that has drawn attention to both the incredible potential and the real dangers of online communication. I’m

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