Rising incidents of lewd photos of girls shared online scored
Published Jun 8, 2019 03:45 pm
By Vanne Elaine Terrazola
Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday raised alarm over the rising incidents of violence against young females online.
Senator Leila de Lima (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
"Due to unregulated nature of social media platforms and other online spaces, young people are now allowed incontrollable freedom to share abusive content, if not become the victim of online oversharing themselves,” De Lima said in her latest dispatch.
De Lima was commenting on the spread of lewd photos and videos of young students and other girls online without their consent.
Last month, six students from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) were barred from marching in the graduation rites after allegedly posting lewd photos of their female classmates without consent.
READ MORE: 6 PH Science High School students face expulsion for cybercrime
Just recently, the University of Santo Tomas said it has started investigating a group of students and a professor who shared in their chat private photos and videos of girls, some of whom are minors, from various schools in Manila.
READ MORE: UST probes viral Twitter photos of minors; says it does not condone online misbehavior
"These incidents are a clear case of electronic violence involving female students, and if left unchecked and unaddressed, could lead more children and teenagers to do the unthinkable and endanger more young females,” said De Lima.
De Lima called on Filipinos to fight "the prevailing culture of misogyny in the country" and not tolerate foul languages and sexist jokes.
"Kung naghahangad tayong madisiplina o mapatawan ng kaukulang parusa ang mga kabataang nasasangkot sa paglabag sa karapatan ng mga kababaihan, lalong dapat tayong manawagan ng panagagutan mula kay Duterte na nuknukan ng kabastusan,” she appealed.
The detained senator, in the 17th Congress, co-authored a bill seeking to penalize the unauthorized recording and distribution of explicit videos and photos through various online platforms.
In November 2018, De Lima also filed Senate Resolution No. 945 seeking a Senate inquiry into the increasing cases of child cybersex abuses in the country despite the existence of at least five laws to protect children from abuses, exploitation, and violence.
Senator Leila de Lima (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
"Due to unregulated nature of social media platforms and other online spaces, young people are now allowed incontrollable freedom to share abusive content, if not become the victim of online oversharing themselves,” De Lima said in her latest dispatch.
De Lima was commenting on the spread of lewd photos and videos of young students and other girls online without their consent.
Last month, six students from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) were barred from marching in the graduation rites after allegedly posting lewd photos of their female classmates without consent.
READ MORE: 6 PH Science High School students face expulsion for cybercrime
Just recently, the University of Santo Tomas said it has started investigating a group of students and a professor who shared in their chat private photos and videos of girls, some of whom are minors, from various schools in Manila.
READ MORE: UST probes viral Twitter photos of minors; says it does not condone online misbehavior
"These incidents are a clear case of electronic violence involving female students, and if left unchecked and unaddressed, could lead more children and teenagers to do the unthinkable and endanger more young females,” said De Lima.
De Lima called on Filipinos to fight "the prevailing culture of misogyny in the country" and not tolerate foul languages and sexist jokes.
"Kung naghahangad tayong madisiplina o mapatawan ng kaukulang parusa ang mga kabataang nasasangkot sa paglabag sa karapatan ng mga kababaihan, lalong dapat tayong manawagan ng panagagutan mula kay Duterte na nuknukan ng kabastusan,” she appealed.
The detained senator, in the 17th Congress, co-authored a bill seeking to penalize the unauthorized recording and distribution of explicit videos and photos through various online platforms.
In November 2018, De Lima also filed Senate Resolution No. 945 seeking a Senate inquiry into the increasing cases of child cybersex abuses in the country despite the existence of at least five laws to protect children from abuses, exploitation, and violence.