WTSP – Cyber flashing is sending a nude, unsolicited picture of a body part to someone. Bumble, started a movement to make cyber flashing illegal. The company is headquartered in Texas, which is the first and only state to make cyber flashing illegal. In 2019, lawmakers passed House Bill 2789 that criminalizes cyber flashing. With that law in place, a person can be fined $500 for cyber flashing in the state of Texas. Bumble is trying to get the same law in all states by educating people on what it is and why it is a problem.
I think the best thing provided by Bumble is the education of the violence. But, the law appears performative with difficulties in securing convictions. I would like to see research on law enforcement and DA’s rates of implementing this law in Texas.
I think the best thing provided by Bumble is the education of the violence. But, the law appears performative with difficulties in securing convictions. I would like to see research on law enforcement and DA’s rates of implementing this law in Texas.