Hillary Clinton Promises To End Revenge Porn If She’s Elected President
Hillary Clinton vowed to tackle revenge porn if she was elected [Photo: Getty]
It might not be a subject typically raised during a presidential campaign, but for the thousands of victims, revenge porn is a very real issue. And if Hillary Clinton gets elected President, she intends to do something about it.
Speaking at a Beautycon-sponsored live-streamed event she was hosting on Tuesday, the presidential candidate was addressing the audience of digital creators and influencers when she was asked a question about the topic.
YouTube star, Chrissy Chambers, who has herself been a victim of revenge porn, told Clinton: “In 2015 I came out as one of the first public figures who was a victim of revenge porn… And ever since have been trying to pursue justice for myself as well as other victims.”
Chrissy Chambers (right) asked Hillary what she planned to do about revenge porn [Photo: Getty]
Thanking Chambers for being so open about her experience, Clinton went on to outline how she plans to tackle the issue.
“I will do everything I can as president, to try and figure out how we can give victims like you the tools you need, and the rest of society should support, to be able to protect yourself and by doing so, protect others.”
According to NYmag there are currently an estimated 2,000 websites dedicated to revenge porn on the web, while a dedicated revenge porn helpline set up in the UK took over 1800 calls in just six months. In April 2015 revenge porn became a criminal offence in England and Wales, but there is no such policy in the US. Though 34 states have some law regarding revenge porn, there is no federal law criminalising it, something Chambers is keen to see change.
Clinton was addressing an audience of young digital influencers [Photo: Getty]
Clinton went on to praise the audience and their peers for the work they have already done to help prevent online bullying and acknowledge that the issue is a real and serious problem.
“Some of you have kept people alive, because you have been able to communicate with a person who was bullied. Or a young person who was struggling with their sexuality and feeling all alone. And you were able to give that person a sense of survival. And a feeling they weren’t by themselves.”
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