Having represented victims of revenge porn like Chrissy Chambers, Ann
Olivarius is highly familiar with this new crime—and with the ways, we
can stop it. Often when people hear about revenge porn cases, their gut
reaction is: “Why would anyone send nude photos? They should have known
this was coming!” Digital communications, however, are a fundamental
part of modern communications. Instead of blaming victims, we need to
find ways to reshape our culture to emphasise consent and sexual
autonomy on the internet. Revenge porn is a modern form of sexual
violence that aims to give men control over women’s bodies and images.
It is a hate crime for the era of mass media and is enabled by an
audience that finds pleasure in others’ shame. So, in addition to
prosecuting individual perpetrators, we need to find ways to go after
the distributors and spreaders of revenge porn content. Only by
addressing the phenomenon as a whole can we make the internet a safer
place.
Revenge porn is a modern form of sexual violence that aims to give men
control over women’s bodies and images. It is a hate crime for the era
of mass media and is enabled by an audience that finds pleasure in
others’ shame. In addition to prosecuting individual perpetrators, we
need to find ways to go after the distributors and spreaders of revenge
porn content. Only by addressing the phenomenon as a whole can we make
the internet a safer place. -- As a Rhodes Scholar, she wrote a
prize-winning doctorate in Economics at Oxford University, before
becoming the first person to complete degrees from both the Yale School
of Management and Yale Law School. Dr Olivarius has managed complex
legal matters for over 25 years, focusing particularly on women’s rights
issues. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference
format but independently organized by a local community.
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