Cenk Uygur
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MPAA Lobbying Against Minnesota's Revenge Porn Bill
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April 3, 2016
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6:40Now PlayingMinnesota is fighting to ban revenge porn. The MPAA is now lobbying against the law. Why? Ana Kasparian, Hasan Piker (Pop Trigger), and Grace Baldridge, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"The Motion Picture Association of America, the movie industry’s major lobbying arm, has for what’s believed to be the first time weighed in on a revenge porn bill: Minnesota’s HF 2741. As there is no federal bill or law specifically prohibiting the practice, the biggest battles against revenge porn take place in state legislatures. Currently, 27 states have laws restricting or banning revenge porn.
Proponents of revenge porn legislation usually seek to protect the privacy and safety of the women (and sometimes men) victimized by the practice, often by a jealous or vengeful ex. They often butt heads with staunch free speech advocates, like the American Civil Liberties Union, who push back against limiting a person’s ability to post even the most unsavory content online. But it’s a curious stance for Hollywood: In 2014, hacked nude photos of some of its biggest stars were rapidly spread across the internet, the highest-profile instance of revenge porn to date. One of the victims, Jennifer Lawrence, called it a “sex crime.””*
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