The victim was mocked.
The cases exposed hidden camera clip seriously affects the victims, especially mentally and honorably. However, in many cases, the victims are not protected, but instead receive sarcasm and criticism from the online community.
At the end of June, Chau Bui publicly revealed that she was secretly filmed while taking photos at a studio in District 3 (HCMC). She said she was “paralyzed when she saw her body in the secretly filmed video”.
The incident quickly became a hot topic on social media. In addition to comments defending the female model and condemning the depraved behavior, many people left ugly comments such as: “ask for link”, “please uncensored clip“…
Others commented on the victim’s body and appearance: “What’s wrong with her that she needs to be filmed?”, “She’s so ugly, yet she has a clip”,…
Van Mai Huong and Chau Bui received many rude comments related to their sensitive personal images. |
Not only Chau Bui, many artists, or ordinary people also became victims of rude words. Many social media accounts got sensitive clips from hidden cameras and spread them on many platforms.
Chau Bui said that when she made this public, it would be difficult to avoid conflicting opinions. The female model said: “Why are there people out there who are so cruel to the victims? They not only commented on me, but also insulted women’s bodies. I consider myself lucky because I discovered the incident in time and the secretly filmed images have not been released. But what about other victims who are not as lucky as me? In front of such a crowd, where do they get the courage to speak up to protect themselves?”
In 2019, Van Mai Huong also had a sensitive clip exposed due to a hacked camera in her private home. Many social media account holders thought that the female singer had posted the clip with impure intentions, or blamed the female singer for being careless when choosing her home clothes.
Many victims are suddenly blamed, while they themselves need help from the community to prevent it. sensitive video goes viral.
Unintentionally helping the bad guys
Every time a secretly filmed video is shared on social media, hundreds of people rush to comment and demand to see the victim’s sensitive images. This is a manifestation of low education and uncivilized behavior on the internet.
Psychologist and consultant Le The Hanh believes that as long as society does not have a strong enough indignation and does not create forums to strongly oppose and condemn the act of secretly filming others, it will be difficult to end this depraved and uncultured behavior.
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| Many women were secretly filmed at the beach and were shocked to find themselves on TikTok channels with tens of thousands of followers. |
“Most individuals who commit voyeuristic acts have psychological traits that deviate from the ethical standards of their cultures. The initial motivation for these individuals’ behavior often comes from curiosity. Many deviant behaviors have occurred somewhere in life,” the expert analyzed.
Comments like “asking for link”, “asking for clip”… appear on social networks as a trend, a habit. “That can cause severe psychological trauma to the victims when they know that their sensitive images have been seen by many people. On the contrary, rude comments also promote deviant behavior of those who post sensitive clips, encouraging more deviant actions to appear”, expert Le The Hanh analyzed.
Social media platforms have set certain community standards, and users also need to practice their behavior in cyberspace. Experts say users need to be aware of removing or reporting harmful content to the platform, and express strong opposition to bad content.
Lawyer Diep Nang Binh – Head of Tinh Thong Luat Law Office – said that the act of secretly filming others takes place with many sophisticated tricks that are difficult to detect. Two typical cases are installing hidden cameras and hacking cameras. Therefore, when detecting secret filming, the victim should immediately notify the nearest authorities. “The victim should not talk to the subject but follow the instructions of the authorities to protect themselves,” said the lawyer.