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by doke01 3650 days ago
Where does it say that freedom of expression does not cover revenge porn? It's actually the opposite. There is a very, very small number of exceptions to freedom of speech and what Gawker was doing is not one of them.
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34 states plus D.C. now have laws against 'revenge porn'

http://www.cybercivilrights.org/revenge-porn-laws/

According to the article linked below, although the posting of explicit pictures of people online against their will is a legal gray area:

"[T]he legal landscape is changing and states are moving towards criminalizing revenge porn."

http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/revenge-porn-...