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.
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.
Guiding the Narrative: Words Matter
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.
CCRI Welcomes Passage of SHIELD Act as Amendment to Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021
The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative welcomes the passage of the SHIELD Act as an amendment to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, providing urgently needed protection against an…
