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SINGAPORE - Chat groups similar to the now-defunct SG Nasi Lemak, which circulated obscene photos and video clips of women in Singapore, have resurfaced on Telegram, the messaging application.
Pictures of female commuters on the MRT, selfies of women and TikTok video clips of girls in secondary school or junior college uniforms, with the usernames of the victims revealed, are also being shared in the groups and channels.
Checks by The Straits Times on more than 10 such groups found that most had about 2,000 members. Some had more than 7,000 subscribers, with over 500 photographs and video clips shared.
Ms Kelly Leow, communications manager of gender equality advocacy group Aware (Association of Women for Action and Research), said its Sexual Assault Care Centre (Sacc) has seen an increase in technology-enabled sexual violence cases. The number of such cases jumped from 88 in 2017 to 118 the next year and then to 140 in 2019.
She said: "Sacc has witnessed the harassment, intimidation, stalking and threats that often accompany the obtaining and sharing of intimate images. We have also witnessed the shame, confusion and depression, including suicidal ideation, on the part of victims."
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...s-of-women-in-singapore-re-emerge-on-telegram
Pictures of female commuters on the MRT, selfies of women and TikTok video clips of girls in secondary school or junior college uniforms, with the usernames of the victims revealed, are also being shared in the groups and channels.
Checks by The Straits Times on more than 10 such groups found that most had about 2,000 members. Some had more than 7,000 subscribers, with over 500 photographs and video clips shared.
Ms Kelly Leow, communications manager of gender equality advocacy group Aware (Association of Women for Action and Research), said its Sexual Assault Care Centre (Sacc) has seen an increase in technology-enabled sexual violence cases. The number of such cases jumped from 88 in 2017 to 118 the next year and then to 140 in 2019.
She said: "Sacc has witnessed the harassment, intimidation, stalking and threats that often accompany the obtaining and sharing of intimate images. We have also witnessed the shame, confusion and depression, including suicidal ideation, on the part of victims."
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...s-of-women-in-singapore-re-emerge-on-telegram
