Thousands of women have had intrusive photographs, taken of themselves without their knowledge, circulated on Twitter for years. Covert photos taken of women on beaches, public transport and elsewhere have been shared to two hashtags for several years with apparent impunity. The images predominately focus on the womens breasts and buttocks, but in many, their faces are visible. Some appear to be underage. Guardian Australia has chosen not to name the hashtags so as not to compound the violation of the womens privacy. Yevgeniya Ivanyutenko, a Twitter user based in Montreal, Canada, came across the hashtags by accident in early June. She referred them to Twitters @Support account and called on her followers to do the same.
Thousands of women have had intrusive photographs, taken of themselves without their knowledge, circulated on Twitter for years.
Covert photos taken of women on beaches, public transport and elsewhere have been shared to two hashtags for several years with apparent impunity.
The images predominately focus on the womens breasts and buttocks, but in many, their faces are visible. Some appear to be underage.
Guardian Australia has chosen not to name the hashtags so as not to compound the violation of the womens privacy.
Yevgeniya Ivanyutenko, a Twitter user based in Montreal, Canada, came across the hashtags by accident in early June. She referred them to Twitters @Support account and called on her followers to do the same.
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