Washington, June 4 -- Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan issued the following press release:
Today, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) and Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Curbing Online Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Nudity Transfers (CONSENT) Act to eliminate the nonconsensual distribution and transmission of intimate images, particularly on social media and dating apps.
"Cyberflashing" and the proliferation of unsolicited sexually explicit images online causes serious harm to American citizens, putting women and young people especially at risk. The rise of artificial intelligence exacerbates this issue by providing an opportunity for...