The Slow Newscast Leaked: who profits from celebrity nudes?
Sep 3, 2024
Eleanor Biggs, an investigator focused on the impact of leaked images, and Patricia Clarke, an ethics expert on online privacy, delve into the dark world of celebrity nudes leaked after a notorious hack. They discuss the relentless fight of a woman battling to remove her non-consensual images from exploitative websites. The conversation unravels the online misogyny, financial motives behind these leaks, and the troubling role of tech companies. They also highlight the psychological and emotional toll on victims while questioning urgency for effective legal protections against such abuse.
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Financial Struggles of NCII Victims
- Leigh spent tens of thousands fighting to remove her images, a financially and emotionally draining process.
- Legal help is costly and often inaccessible, leaving victims without real support.
Role of Domain Registrars in Abuse
- Domain registrars and web hosts, like Namecheap, enable fappening sites by selling URLs and hosting.
- These companies often show indifference to abuse reports, allowing content to remain online.
Far-Right Extremist Runs Sites
- The website owner, named William Wallace, shares extreme far-right and misogynistic views.
- His online presence reveals a dangerous extremist persona behind the fappening network.