Revenge-Porn Website Victims Launch Action Against Texxxan and GoDaddy

Victims of a so-called "revenge porn" website, which allows users to upload naked pictures of other people, identifying them by their name and hometown, have sued the site as well as its hosting company, GoDaddy.

Last week, a class-action lawsuit was brought against the hosting giant and the website Texxxan.com. The plaintiffs are arguing that that these kind of "involuntary" or "revenge" porn websites violate Texas State privacy laws and are a "blight upon society" that serve "no useful, social or economic purpose," the lawsuit states.

The suit was brought forth by 16 named plaintiffs who are also seeking class-action status for all the rest of women appearing on the website.

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