Revenge Porn Website MyEx.com Shuttered After FTC Complaint
A federal court ordered shutdown of revenge porn website MyEx.com. Granting the FTC and Nevada’s request, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada also ordered the operators to pay more than $2 million for violating state and federal…
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law by posting intimate images and personal information of people without consent and charging takedown fees, the FTC said Friday. It announced the complaint in January (see 1801090067). Defendants "harmed individuals by publishing their intimate images, and then victimized them again by trying to extort money to take the information down,” said FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Director Andrew Smith. The defendant's attorney didn't comment.