The Use Of Social Media

In 2013, a man, investigators named the “Sexual Cyber Terrorist” extorted over 350 women by hacking into their email accounts and baiting them into giving him nude photos. If the women did not comply with his demand he threatened to hack into their social media accounts and posting photos that he allegedly already had of them. Another ploy to obtain these photos from women would be to pose as close friends and get them to send nude photos. After a thorough investigation the FBI found more than 3,000 nude to seminude photos of victims. The “Sexual Cyber Terrorist”, Karen (Gary) Kazaryan was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to all charges.

In the article, “When Rape Goes Viral,” Ann Friedman, a columnist for New York magazine’s website and the Columbia Journalism Review, argues that in this time period that sexual assaults are becoming more aware of and tackled due to social media. People are viewing these assaults by videos, picture, and postings from different social media pages, claims Friedman. Friedman reports that the postings of these pictures and videos have helped in multiple cases of sexual assaults. If there were no photos or videos of evidence from the cases then some of the convictions that have been made throughout time might not have ever happened, argues Friedman. She insists that the post with the most attention leave the victims in traumatic circumstances that

Offenders in possession of child pornography stalk the Internet for sexually explicit visual accounts of prepubescent and pubescent children. Every image depicting minors in abusive situations signifies a child that has been defiled during a criminal act. Certain individuals believe possession of obscene photographs or videos containing children is a non-violent crime because the accused has no physical contact with the victim. However, the owner of these graphic images perpetuates the victims’ suffering: “. .

Sexting is defined as the act of sending or receiving sexually explicit messages through mobile devices (Temple et al., 2012). The practice is increasingly common among hormone-driven teenagers who are becoming more sexually curious. Although sexting may seem quick and harmless, these 14 to 17 year olds do not realize the lasting consequences of their actions. The reality is that adolescents who engage in sexting are at greater risk of being victimized. Victims of sexting scandals may be exploited and publicly humiliated if their messages are abused or misdirected. In the case where a minor is involved, the act of sexting may lead to serious criminal consequences. Both the minor and the recipient may be convicted of a felony and charged with the possession, distribution, or receipt of child pornography (Jaishankar, 2009). Additionally, those who fall victim to sexting scandals may also be at risk of victim-blaming and victim-shaming. Both approaches hold the victim accountable for his/her own victimization and believe that he/she shares some responsibility for the harm directed against them. Nevertheless, the act of sexting can cause an individual to become a victim of bullying, blackmail, unwanted attention, and psychological distress (Temple et al., 2012).

Besides the three classifications mentioned in Blasko’s research, Simons added another classification in his paper—internet offenders. Simons, like Blasko, views sexual violence as a serious social problem with “devastating consequences.” Sharing similar comprehension about the three major groups of sex offending—adult male rapists, adult child molesters, and female sexual offenders, Simons also emphasized the growing occurrence in internet offending, due to the widespread availability of pornography in the internet (Delmonico &Griffin, 2008) Internet becomes a vehicle for child abuse to view, and share pornographic images of children, and luring child victims online. In terms of demographics, the majority of internet offenders are male, younger than other sexual offenders (Webb, Craissati, &Keen, 2007). Internet offenders tend to suffer more from psychological difficulties in adulthood, yet more likely to succeed in community (4 percent in failure) and less likely to engage in sexually risky behaviors (14 percent) than child molesters (29 percent and 26 percent in regards). Because internet offending is a relatively new subject in sex offending, there are not sufficient studies examined the personality

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There have been increased professional and public concerns regarding sexual offending facilitated by Internet, as reflected by several clinical referrals and prosecutions for the respective crimes. After referring to the key words of the article the concept of internet sexual offending came to my mind. The issue of child pornography has huge prevalence as internet technologies have been emerging, due to a dramatic rise in access, affordability and availability to online pornography (Seto & Ahmed, 2014).

Sexual offence encompasses a wide range of crimes. This makes it tough to identify underlying causes and suggesting measures to prevent. Differing psychological, anthropological and sociological perspectives in the cases of Robert Pickton and Russell Williams show the complexity of the issue. No two sex offenders are alike. According to Schwartz (1995), “sex offenders comprise an extremely heterogeneous population that cannot be characterized by single motivational or etiological factors” (SAPAC) Staying these factors is beyond the scope of this essay. Here we will focus on the two cases referred above and figure out the way they choose their victims and how we can use that information to suggest preventive measures.The essay will also examine the role of media in sexual offences and how media can be helpful in the prevention of such offences.

Sexual-explicit Non-consensual photography or ‘Revenge Porn’ is on the rise and without adequate laws the epidemic will only grow. Revenge porn is the sharing of intimate images of an individual without the subject’s consent. In Australia, the distribution of images may not be deemed a criminal offence unless the images are of a child or an obvious criminal activity such as sexual assault. In order to explore the issue of revenge porn, this paper firstly looks at how Australia is adapting with changing legislation amendment. Followed by the current rules and laws already established such as; defamation, Privacy Act (or lack thereof), breach of confidence, copyright and lastly the application of cybercrimes. The paper will conclude with how strong current Australian private laws are with assisting revenge porn cases.

ICTs denote the array of technologies that help humans fulfill their information and communication needs. This entails the heterogeneous set of devices, applications, and services used in the production and distribution of information (Coleman, 2005). Over the years, ICTs have evolved tremendously, and now include the Internet, social networks, and mobile devices. Whereas this evolution has positively transformed the generation and circulation of information, the negatives cannot be overlooked. These technologies have now created new ways to perpetrate traditional crimes, including sexual violence

Previous consensual sexual activities prior to unwanted sexual activities have been listed as a post-assault justification by perpetrators (Wegner, Abbey, Pierce, Pegram, & Woerner, 2015). In individual relationships adult pornography use, unprotected sex, and chatting online with strangers were significantly related to sexting (Crimmins, & Seigfried-Spellar, 2014). Viewing online pornography was also associated with a significantly increased probability of having sent sexual images/messages for boys in nearly all of the five countries surveyed (Stanley, Barter, Wood, Aghtaie, Larkins, Lanau, & Överlien, 2016). The study

Sexting nude images of teens under the age of 18 is seen as child pornography and is illegal in the United States. Most people believe that an “offence only occurs if a young person is under pressure to make and send an explicit image, or if a private photo sent to one person is distributed more widely.” But most young girls British Conservative Party politician, Sarah Newton, speaks to see “no problem in sending a provocative photo to their boyfriend for fun” they often tell her that “teachers and their parents think the same”. An underage teen sending a nude image can land them big trouble and the same goes for the receiver. In a case between 19-year-old Russell Foster and his 14-year-old girlfriend Amber, Russell faced four years in prison and was registered as a sex offender. Even though Russell and Amber are now married, “Russell's record has made it hard for him to find work, and being a registered sex offender has limited where the family can live.”

Thus, the advancement of technology including social media has been trending worldwide as this leads to an increase in marketing. The promotion of social media pages such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Foursquare all impact increase membership for fitness franchises. Each fitness clubs has its own mobile application with leads to the convenience of registration or even checking in what is new. Some recreational clubs might even offer a one-week pass for new check-ins via Facebook or Foursqaure. The gym’s website are essential for checking out gyms along with important information such as membership, location, frequently asked questions, customer support, hours of operation, the gym’s history, job opportunities or even vendor

More than 40 years on since the first email was delivered, social media has taken the world by a storm with millions of demographic groups choosing to connect through social networking platforms that facilitate a multifaceted level of online communication. As of May 2011, Facebook was named the number one social networking site with over one billion users and 864 million daily active users (Satici & Uysal, 2015, p.185). The surging popularity of Facebook, which was designed to foster social interaction, is unprecedented. Conversely, in spite of its soaring popularity the prevalent adoptions of Facebook as a leisure activity has quickly become part of everyday routine, with a plethora of emerging research highlighting the negative effects

With the advent of social media, the sharing economy has become one of the biggest stories of this past decade. The sharing economy can be defined as the collaborative sharing of resources to be used for consumption, with the ‘sharing’ of goods and services being exchanged for a profit. Interest in the sharing economy has surged with the emergence of highly popular peer-to-peer marketplaces like Uber or Airbnb. It provides a whole new way for individuals to use underused or unused resources to find new profit opportunities. Under-utilized goods can have value based on a rental price depending on the market. These firms only provide a cloud-based application that is used as a marketplace for people to share their goods and services. It has become an attractive business model for those looking to make more income with more flexibility. As demonstrated with Uber, regular consumers are able to use their own vehicles to provide transportation services to others. Airbnb users are able to provide any available un-utilized space from their own homes to visitors who need a place to say. Furthermore, these platforms allow for regular consumers to also become the suppliers, depending on their own assets. Because the marginal cost of supplying these goods is little-to-none, these services are often priced at much lower rates. This makes the sharing economy model very attractive as an alternative to other established business models. However, the sudden rise of such a