This piece was composed to help troubled people whose x-rated images or videos have been purposely or mistakenly leaked online by unscrupulous people.
File Photo: Chidinma Okeke
It is a new world order where technology rules everything we do.
This why smartphones are very important in our lives and we do all sorts
of things with it. Some people go as far as sharing n*de pictures with
their trusted boyfriends.
For others, they may mistakenly share the nudes online
or hackers may take advantage of their phone's insecurity to hack their
phones or computer and splash the pix all over the internet.
And before you flip your fingers, the pix have gone viral and may
have been viewed or clicked thousands of times. This can be very
embarrassing and can lead to depression and then suicide. You do not
have to go down this route, these are the things to do if your nude pix
appears online.
(1) Get rid of all your gadgets
Perhaps this should be the first thing you should do. Get rid of
your smartphones and gadgets. This is because the more you see the
pictures, the more you will get infuriated and depressed.
(2) Keep yourself in company of close friends
Never be alone in this type of situation. You will be very
vulnerable and you may hurt yourself. You should call your close friends
or loved ones to come stay with you or you leave your home to go stay
with them. However, do not reach out to friends who will judge you.
(3) Report to the police
If it is a case of revenge porn, you should report to the police so
that they can take action. He should not share your private pix on the
internet because you broke up with him. If he does, report to the
police. Don't say you will leave him in the hands of God because he will
be revel and grin in what he has done.
(4) Accept It
It is very difficult to accept such a thing but you have no choice
than to. Learn from it and move on. It was a mistake. Anyone who loves
you will accept you for who you are.
(5) See a psychologist
See a psychologist who can take you through the process of
psychotherapy to help you overcome the incident. This is one of the best
ways to recover from the incident.
(6) Don't take revenge
Yes, you are very angry. You have the right to take revenge and do
something nasty to the person who shared your nudes. Like earlier said,
accept it and move on. But still, make a report to the police.
(7) Right to be forgotten
This is a long shot. The Right to be forgotten is the right of
individuals who have gone through a terrible ordeal to erase such an
incident or ordeal online. In other words, when you search for your nudes, they will be unable to find it online.
This is just to prevent continuous stigmatisation for the rest of your
life. This is possible and only search engines like Google and others
can take it off. You just have to contact them.
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