Livestreamed crime is a phenomenon in which criminal acts are publicly livestreamed on social media platforms such as Twitch or Facebook Live. Due to the fact that livestreams are accessible instantaneously, it is difficult to quickly detect and moderate violent content, and almost impossible to protect the privacy of victims or bystanders.
By May, The New York Times was including the Periscope rape as one of a series of recent cases in which crimes were live streamed. Also included was the case of two teenagers who live stream themselves bragging and laughing as they beat up a drunken man in a bar in Bordeaux , France. Cybersex trafficking, also referred to as live streaming sexual abuse, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] involves sex trafficking and the live streaming of coerced sexual abuse or rape.
A war crime is the act of breaking the laws of war, and in recent years, there have been more instances of people or groups live-streaming such acts to instill fear into the public. Some groups create websites or use the dark web to host these live streams. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.
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