Tiziana Cantone's family calls for justice after suicide over sex tape
Summary: An Italian woman recently committed suicide after a sexually explicit video of her went viral and was viewed by over a million people. Following the publishing of the video Tiziana Cantone was the victim of relentless abuse, so much so that she attempted to escape it by moving to Tuscany and trying to change her name. But, after the abuse continued, she decided to take her own life. All of this happened following Cantone's victory in a "right to be forgotten" case. Government officials say that there is very little the government can do in cases such as these and that it can only be solved through social change.
Analysis: I agree that it is often very hard for the spread of an online post to be monitored or controlled. Once something is on the internet for everyone to see, it can be downloaded and reposted infinitely, allowing for a video that was once on a single person's account to spread to so many places that it is impossible to completely erase. I think this can be synthesized to the massive leak of celebrity's personal photos a few years back which compromised the security of multiple women. I think the only solution for situations like this at the current juncture is for people to be able to recognize personal or sensitive content and have the common sense to not share it with those who were never meant to see it.
I totally agree with you, I think everyone needs to lear respect for other people and their personal business. I also think that the internet has led to many more deaths than people like to recognize and it's really scary that things like this are so easily spread and also how quickly they can be forgotten. My heart goes out to this woman's family and I hope they find peace and justice and that we can change.
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This is so sad. Online harassment is so prevalent these days, and it's heartbreaking that it's so severe that it leads to some people taking their own life.
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