The Internet Watch Foundation has really
been scraping the barrel for press coverage this week so who are we at Downtime
to ignore their plea?
The online safety specialists have warned
the youth of today that posting pornographic images online could lead to the
pictures being stolen and posted on porn websites.
Apparently 88% of "self-generated, sexually
explicit online images and videos of young people" end up being taken from
their original location and uploaded onto other websites.
That's right youngsters, don't worry about
taking naked photos of yourself and plastering them across Facebook or Twitter.
This is something we accept. Just remember you could be losing royalties when
they start being posted onto actual porn sites that make money from your
exposure!
Ok, the IWF didn't put it quite in those
terms but seriously, a study warning people who post naked photos of themselves
online that people might see them? Seems like saying if you go to the
supermarket in your pyjamas, people might stare.
Yes people are going to look at naked
photos or the nutter in the supermarket in her nightwear, but neither would
take such actions if they cared about people watching. Maybe concern yourselves with young people
posting these pictures in the first place...
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