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24 – Revenge Porn And Its Impact
After googling people's names, Ed discovered a suspicious link. After clicking on the link, he discovered a Tumblr containing several nude pictures of his friend's wife. This particular Tumblr was not created by her and there were hundreds of re-posts of these tasteless photos. Ed found that his friend's wife had been a victim of revenge porn.
Revenge Porn
So what exactly is revenge porn? Well, revenge porn consists of sexually explicit media, usually pictures, that's shared on the internet without the consent of the person in them. In most cases, the victims of revenge porn are women.
Who is doing the sharing and what purpose does it serve? The people who are sharing revenge porn are usually scorned ex-lovers. They could also be hackers. They could even be friends. The main purpose of revenge porn is to publicly shame, embarrass, and humiliate the people contained within the images.
Revenge porn can ruin a person's life. It harms victims mentally and emotionally. Victims can be harassed and even fired from their jobs. Some victims were so devastated that even committed suicide.
Pre-Internet Revenge Porn
Before the internet existed, it would seem as if revenge porn wouldn't be able to exist. Well, it did. During the 1980s, the adult magazine, Hustler, had a section within their publication called 'Beaver Hunt.' This is where men would send the magazine photos of women genitalia and it was printed. Majority of the submitted photos did not have the consent by the women pictured. The magazine was forced to remove the 'Beaver Hunt' section due to the lawsuits by these victims of revenge porn.
The War Against Revenge Porn
The app, Snapchat, was suppose to be a worry-free sexting app. That wasn't its intended purpose but its functionality seemed to be the perfect solution. A nude photo could be taken and sent to a friend after a time limit was specified. The photo would be deleted from the recipient's phone after the time ran out. Unfortunately, users were able to keep copies of the sexting images by using the phone's screenshot ability. This allowed Snapchat users to potentially become victims of revenge porn.
There's a website called End Revenge Porn. According to their mission statement, they want to "become a one-stop shop for everyone that is involved in the war against revenge porn." Not only do they want to provide emotional support and resources to the victims of revenge porn, but they also want to advocate for laws against revenge porn.
In the United States, only 13 states have laws against revenge porn. Most of these state laws aren't even specifically for revenge porn. In the case of New Jersey, for example, a cyberbullying law has been used to target perpetrators of revenge porn. California, on the other hand, has taken steps to outlaw revenge porn.
The Revenge Porn Vigilante
Adam Steinbaugh is a law clerk by day, but his hobby is revenge porn vigilantism. Adam tracks down the identities of the people who run revenge porn websites. Once he exposes the people running these sites, they become the subject of public shaming. Most of the people take down the sites once they get exposed. Adam Steinbaugh is responsible for taking out many notorious revenge porn websites.
Also In Episode 24
WWE wrestler Seth Rollins might be a victim of revenge porn. A nude selfie of newly-signed diva, Zahra Schreiber, appeared on Seth Rollins Instagram account. Leigh Schultz, the fiancé of Seth Rollins, then proceeded to post full frontal nudity photos of Seth Rollins on her Twitter account.
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By Ed and Sara, Trash Talking EnthusiastsAfter googling people's names, Ed discovered a suspicious link. After clicking on the link, he discovered a Tumblr containing several nude pictures of his friend's wife. This particular Tumblr was not created by her and there were hundreds of re-posts of these tasteless photos. Ed found that his friend's wife had been a victim of revenge porn.
Revenge Porn
So what exactly is revenge porn? Well, revenge porn consists of sexually explicit media, usually pictures, that's shared on the internet without the consent of the person in them. In most cases, the victims of revenge porn are women.
Who is doing the sharing and what purpose does it serve? The people who are sharing revenge porn are usually scorned ex-lovers. They could also be hackers. They could even be friends. The main purpose of revenge porn is to publicly shame, embarrass, and humiliate the people contained within the images.
Revenge porn can ruin a person's life. It harms victims mentally and emotionally. Victims can be harassed and even fired from their jobs. Some victims were so devastated that even committed suicide.
Pre-Internet Revenge Porn
Before the internet existed, it would seem as if revenge porn wouldn't be able to exist. Well, it did. During the 1980s, the adult magazine, Hustler, had a section within their publication called 'Beaver Hunt.' This is where men would send the magazine photos of women genitalia and it was printed. Majority of the submitted photos did not have the consent by the women pictured. The magazine was forced to remove the 'Beaver Hunt' section due to the lawsuits by these victims of revenge porn.
The War Against Revenge Porn
The app, Snapchat, was suppose to be a worry-free sexting app. That wasn't its intended purpose but its functionality seemed to be the perfect solution. A nude photo could be taken and sent to a friend after a time limit was specified. The photo would be deleted from the recipient's phone after the time ran out. Unfortunately, users were able to keep copies of the sexting images by using the phone's screenshot ability. This allowed Snapchat users to potentially become victims of revenge porn.
There's a website called End Revenge Porn. According to their mission statement, they want to "become a one-stop shop for everyone that is involved in the war against revenge porn." Not only do they want to provide emotional support and resources to the victims of revenge porn, but they also want to advocate for laws against revenge porn.
In the United States, only 13 states have laws against revenge porn. Most of these state laws aren't even specifically for revenge porn. In the case of New Jersey, for example, a cyberbullying law has been used to target perpetrators of revenge porn. California, on the other hand, has taken steps to outlaw revenge porn.
The Revenge Porn Vigilante
Adam Steinbaugh is a law clerk by day, but his hobby is revenge porn vigilantism. Adam tracks down the identities of the people who run revenge porn websites. Once he exposes the people running these sites, they become the subject of public shaming. Most of the people take down the sites once they get exposed. Adam Steinbaugh is responsible for taking out many notorious revenge porn websites.
Also In Episode 24
WWE wrestler Seth Rollins might be a victim of revenge porn. A nude selfie of newly-signed diva, Zahra Schreiber, appeared on Seth Rollins Instagram account. Leigh Schultz, the fiancé of Seth Rollins, then proceeded to post full frontal nudity photos of Seth Rollins on her Twitter account.
In Episode 22, the topic of bad parenting was discussed. Here's an update on a technique parents should not use! A 6 year old boy was apparently too trusting of strangers, according to his family. They decided to perform a fake kidnapping of him in order to teach him a lesson. This fake kidnapping lasted over 4 hours and the 6 year old was clearly shaken up ove...