CCRI’s Mission is to combat online abuses that threaten civil rights and civil liberties.
CCRI’s Vision is of a world in which law, policy and technology align to ensure the protection of civil rights and civil liberties for all.
Help us end image-based sexual abuse
CCRI’s five programmatic areas include victim and survivor services; tech policy; legislative reform; research; and outreach. You can help us continue our important programs and operations by donating below.
1 in 8 adult social media users have been targets of NDII
1 in 12 have been victims of NDII
1 in 20 have perpetrated NDII
CCRI Amicus Briefs:
We intervene in legal cases to defend victims and survivors of image-based sexual abuse and the laws aimed at protecting them.
Legal Landscape
Find your state’s current law and read about CCRI’s work to promote state and federal laws that help victims and survivors.
CCRI Statement on the Passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146)
For Immediate Release Contact: Mary Anne Franks, JD, DPhil President, Cyber Civil Rights Initiative info@cybercivilrights.org Please also see the CCRI Media Guide CCRI Statement on the Passage of the TAKE…
CCRI Welcomes Recent Calls for Federal Legislation against Image-Based Sexual Abuse
For Immediate Release Contact:Mary Anne Franks, JD, DPhilPresident, Cyber Civil Rights Initiativehttps://cybercivilrights.org/contact-us/ Please also see the CCRI Media Guide CCRI Welcomes Recent Calls for Federal Legislation against Image-Based Sexual Abuse…
Staying Safe Online: How to Minimize Your Risk of Image-Based Sexual Abuse
As a community, we strive to adopt terms that clearly, consistently, and respectfully describe the evolving landscape of technology-facilitated sexual abuse. Wherever possible, we try to avoid using terminology created by perpetrators of abuse and instead seek to use terms that accurately convey the nature and the harm of the abuse.
