One of the biggest female streamers on Twitch wants to take a tougher stance on revenge porn — nude photos posted online without their owners’ consent. Imane “Pokimane” Anys said in a recent Twitch stream that it should be “illegal” to possess nudes without the consent of their owners and that she would advocate “facilitating legislation” against it.
“There are some companies I’m going to message… not companies. Organizations involved in specific causes. I’ll be like… Listen: If you ever need someone to…” Pokimane made talking hand gestures on the stream. “I’m your girl. Because I think when you want to pass a law, you usually go in front of a group of politicians and explain your case… I’ll do it.” my city
Pokimane was initially vague about what she was taking a stand against, but she eventually clarified that she was talking about revenge porn. “I think it should be illegal to have your phone, PC or anything on your phone… to have photos that someone hasn’t consented to.”
There are several reasons why she now adopts this attitude. Pokimane spoke about how her viewers would tell her how her former partners would leak her nudes. She found that these individuals were rarely punished for “ruining” girls’ lives. “So many things on the internet are reactionless, and they really shouldn’t be,” she said.
The US currently has Revenge Porn Laws
Pokimane appeared optimistic about discouraging revenge porn through stigma. “If [an ex] shares [nudes] with someone, that person should be so afraid of having that photo because the person whose photo they have didn’t agree to give it to them.