Family of teen Jordan DeMay, driven to suicide by Instagram sextortion scam, raise the alarm about dangers of social media The Michigan family of 17-year-old Jordan DeMay is sounding the…
Blackmail, Extortion, and Sextortion
AI update: FBI deepfake warning and new NY law In New York, an amendment to the NDII law (formerly known as “revenge porn”) wraps “deep fake” images into the definition…
AI and Tech-Facilitated Abuse As advancements in machine learning and natural language processing technologies accelerate by the day, the weaponization of AI against a targeted individual has gone mainstream. The…
C.A. Goldberg, PLLC founder Carrie Goldberg features in new doc on Netflix: Web Of Make Believe Web Of Make Believe: Death, Lies, and the Internet explores conspiracy, fraud and violence…
Analysis: Sextortion during the Covid 19 pandemic A study published last week found that people who had previously experienced sexual intimate partner violence were most likely to become a victim…
By Norma Buster, our Client Relations Manager and former client of C.A. Goldberg, PLLC Here’s the thing about the court system: unless you have a lawyer or experienced advocate guiding…
It was announced today that New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a package of legislation relating to online abuse. The package features two bills: Legislation (S.623/A.2206) Legislation (S.2956A/A.324) Legislation S.2956A/A.324...
What parents need to know about online grooming and sextortion NYC Mayor de Blasio announced last week that middle and high school students will remain remote, and that it...
CDA 230 stands for Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a federal law that took effect in 1996. The CDA’s primary purpose was to tackle this growing problem Republican…
Victory for child abuse survivors in New York state