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The measure, which advanced unanimously in California’s legislature, mirrors laws in Texas and Virginia, and signals a widening state-level push to curb virtual harassment.

The Forbid Lewd Activity and Sexual Harassment, or FLASH, Act would allow users who receive “unsolicited” and “obscene” material electronically to seek up to $30,000 in civil damages from the sender.

Unlike the law signed in Texas in 2019, the California measure stops short of labeling cyberflashing a crime. Instead, it creates a legal mechanism for users who suffer “harms” from receiving unwanted lewd images to seek compensation.

Source: WP