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Upskirting to cyber-flashing: Lawmakers around world face calls to punish digital sex abuse

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""changes to laws around the world to help protect women from digital sex abuses like cyber-flashing, sextortion, cyberstalking and upskirting""

Men get just as much of this abuse.

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Really?

Don't think the issue is which sex is being abused.  Issue is weirdos who take advantage of tech to abuse.  whatever their gender or orientation they should not be allowed to get away with it.

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Why not just minimize your exposure online? maintain OPSEC. They won't be able to stalk you if you don't give them a reason and means to stalk you. I've had female friends who were stalked and the common factor among them were that they were very active on social media. For those secretly filming you, why not wear pants or underwear that is too revealing like cycling shorts to prevent upskirt voyeurs. Wear a low-profile disguise and change your habits if you think you're being stalked. Authorities will eventually be able to help you, but for the meantime, look after your own. Cybercrimes at this time are hard to prevent since authorities are just beginning to see a new field where threats and opportunities would come from.

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Upskirting, who cares except if you wear no underpants ?

Isn't it like any unsollicited photo of anyone ?

It means respect in any case. No need of specific law but application of law instead of lax law by authorities.

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That’s a good idea. If women didn’t have the temerity to participate in online communities, like message boards, comment sections, online dating, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, then men wouldn’t have opportunities to harass them. To solve this problem, women should stay off the interest. Boom! Problem fixed.

Likewise with upskirting. As another very insightful poster mentioned, women can just wear pants and high-neck long sleeved blouses all the time, just like the women in Iran, Egypt, and other Middle Eastern countries do. After all, there’s no sexual harassment at all in those countries. Right?

Such great ideas from very helpful men of outstanding moral character! Thanks, guys.

I’d stay to chat but obviously I can’t, since being online increases my chance of online harassment. Bye!

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But before I go, I just want to express my empathy for Mark, who experiences just as much sexual abuse online as I do:

MarkToday  09:11 am JST

Men get just as much of this abuse.

I’m so sorry that happened to you. Upskirting is humiliating and very frightening- I know just how you must feel experiencing that. I also know how awful it is to suddenly get random photos of men’s genitalia. Shocking, isn’t it?

But you should take the advice of the other men here. Don’t participate in online chats, forums, or comments sections, don’t date online and don’t have a Facebook or Instragram account.

And stop wearing skirts - you should switch entirely to wearing pants. No more dresses, or slutty sleeveless tops that show your muscles or the hair on your chest - that only gives the harassers more opportunity to harass you.

You should stay at home as much as possible, and of course, don’t go out and drink - that’s asking for harassment. Stay home and cook and clean - you’re needed there the most, anyway. I bet your children (surely you do have children at your age?) will be happy that daddy is paying more attention to them.

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Elvis is hereToday 03:02 pm JST

@Girl in Tokyo

that is some serious passive-aggression. I'm not sure if it is very helpful if you are trying to make a point.

Just sayin' like.

What makes you think I'm not serious? If men hold opinions like that, then why can't women?

Do you see something odd or wrong with those opinions, perhaps?

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Elvis is hereToday 03:19 pm JST

I do actually. Maybe your posts could potentially give people the wrong idea and you are encouraging behaviour you seem to be against? Do you see how your opinions could otherwise read?

If you see something wrong with what I am saying, then why not explain why you think it is wrong? You can include those other mens' comments in your reply, and say why you think they are wrong, too.

In fact, I encourage you to reply to them directly. It would be good to have another guy on the board (there are a few already) who speak up to the men spouting misogyny. In fact, it would be a great thing to see! :)

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digital sex abuses like cyber-flashing, sextortion, cyberstalking and upskirting.

cyberstalking is sex abuse???

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It's just panties, guys 'n gals

If stop treating it as too special, nobody would care

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ostrune2Mar. 17 08:27 pm JST

It's just panties, guys 'n gals

If stop treating it as too special, nobody would care

Exactly! Online sexual abuse is no big deal - all you have to do is stop being on the internet. Fixed!

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Elvis is hereMar. 17 04:15 pm JST

Explanation: In the above posts, your passive aggression seems to validate what you seem to be against. I use 'seem' because your PA is compounding, confirming and reinforcing the misogyny. You are making your points hard to decipher.

Anyhow, what makes you think I am a guy??? Could you see my hairy chest ;)

You knew it was sarcasm right away - so what makes you think no one else will?

Of course you are a guy. Only men think they have the answer to everything.

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Elvis is hereToday 10:00 am JST

Actually, the first of your PA posts I read above, for the most part, I intially thought you were being serious. Which alarmed me! I can only assume others paying less attention could do the same. And then you might have played part in maintaining and creating misogynistic discourse that you seem to hate so much. Which is why I think your tone is detrimental to your cause.

Of course you are a guy. Only men think they have the answer to everything

LOL. Go girl! Kettle calling the teapot....

Let me rephrase that. Only men try to explain things regardless of whether they were asked. If had needed your explanation on how women should properly respond to misogyny, I'd have consulted you directly. Until then? Yeah, nah.

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Only men try to explain things regardless of whether they were asked.

I wish. Oh I wish. I I truly wish.

Quite the blanket statement you (once again incorrectly) made.

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@girlintokyo

Ignore the trolling and those who find sexual harrassment and abuse amusing. You are right.

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