Women filmed secretly for social media content - and then harassed online
A BBC News report describes an incident where women were secretly filmed — often without their knowledge — for social-media content and then subsequently harassed online. The article explains that people wearing so-called smart glasses and other wearable cameras recorded women in public spaces, later posting the footage on platforms where perpetrators and viewers made derogatory comments and unwanted advances toward the women featured. This behaviour has raised alarm among experts, victims and advocates who say it blurs the line between recording for content and harassment, with many women feeling unsafe or violated by the misuse of emerging camera technology. The situation highlights gaps in existing laws covering privacy, consent and online abuse, with authorities and activists calling for clearer regulations to protect individuals from being filmed without consent and then targeted online.
