If you’re a revenge porn victim, consider this free, helpful legal guide

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Without My Consent, a San Francisco-based advocacy organization that aims to help victims of revenge porn, has released a slew of new resources this week in an attempt to make seeking justice easier for victims.

The new materials, dubbed “Something Can Be Done! Guide,” provides a step-by-step guide for victims. It provides concrete measures that they can take, including evidence preservation, copyright registration, restraining orders, and takedown requests to Internet companies—many of which don’t require the often-costly services of a lawyer. (Without My Consent’s efforts are reminiscent of Nolo, a decades-old do-it-yourself legal publisher.)

Erica Johnstone, one of the lead attorneys for the group, told Ars that the idea is to democratize the fight against the scourge of revenge porn. After all, she said, she only takes one out of 30 potential clients per month who come to her.

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Source: Ars Technica – If you’re a revenge porn victim, consider this free, helpful legal guide