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Porn site to pay $12.7M to women who didn't know videos would be posted

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Re: Porn site to pay $12.7M to women who didn't know videos would be posted

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Post by gizmo686 »

Consultant32452 wrote: post #5
randyrand wrote: post #3

was it hidden in the contract? just curious the extent of the lying.

My understanding is the girls are told that the videos will go in some wealthy dude's private collection or something like that. No one reads contracts.

And even if they do, contracts dont always represent the actual agreement being made [0]. As someone who does actually read contracts, most of the time they are generic contracts for the general thing you are agreeing to, and reflect none of the specific details (and sometimes contradict the specific details).

[0] Of course, absent compelling evidence to this effect, courts would look to the contract to determine what agreement was made, so if you care about the innacurate provisions, do not sign until they are corrected.

Re: Porn site to pay $12.7M to women who didn't know videos would be posted

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Post by propter_hoc »

01100011 wrote: post #4

My wife fell victim to this before we met. I'm curious how we'd go about filing a case against the website. I send a message to the FBI a few years ago and never heard anything.

That's terrible, I hope you two have been able to heal. I'd suggest trying to contact the lawyers for the plaintiffs to see if your wife has a case as well. This article [1] mentions that this is the lead lawyer: https://sanfordheisler.com/team/ed-chapin/

[1] https://www.law.com/therecorder/2020/01/02/girlsdoporn-faces...

Re: Porn site to pay $12.7M to women who didn't know videos would be posted

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Post by wruza »

userbinator wrote: post #2

“I’m always paranoid when I meet new people that they have seen my video or [when I] meet new people [they] are going to say, ‘I know you.’” That reminded me of a comment I saw in a discussion about being worried that someone would find out your real identity by noticing your profile on a fetish site --- and thus the correct response to that is "I know you watch porn."

We discuss porn industry and porn site’s implementation and ux details at work, both men and women. It’s 2020. Do you know I breathe air and eat food?

Re: Porn site to pay $12.7M to women who didn't know videos would be posted

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Post by uncoder0 »

01100011 wrote: post #4

My wife fell victim to this before we met. I'm curious how we'd go about filing a case against the website. I send a message to the FBI a few years ago and never heard anything.

Look up the case on the docket where it's filed. Find out the plaintiff's lawyers and give them a ring.

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Post by dsfyu404ed »

userbinator wrote: post #2

“I’m always paranoid when I meet new people that they have seen my video or [when I] meet new people [they] are going to say, ‘I know you.’” That reminded me of a comment I saw in a discussion about being worried that someone would find out your real identity by noticing your profile on a fetish site --- and thus the correct response to that is "I know you watch porn."

Everyone(TM) watches porn, it's not a big deal. That response probably only works if you're profile is all about some super niche stuff.

Being in porn is one of those things that is way less of a problem if you have the self confidence to just own it and let's be honest here, most of the people that would look down on someone for being in porn are gonna be in retired and or in nursing homes pretty soon

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Post by onemoresoop »

01100011 wrote: post #4

My wife fell victim to this before we met. I'm curious how we'd go about filing a case against the website. I send a message to the FBI a few years ago and never heard anything.

I feel bad for your wife, hope she was able to get over it. When something like this happens it must be really hard and humiliating fight. Im really glad for how the situation turned around in this case; however, this is a drop in the ocean. This happens a lot more frequently. Lots of women are primed to think this is just a normal behaviour, it’s sickening to even think about the details how this is orchestrated.

Re: Porn site to pay $12.7M to women who didn't know videos would be posted

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Post by propter_hoc »

randyrand wrote: post #3

was it hidden in the contract? just curious the extent of the lying.

"The contracts were filled with “dense and ambiguous language,” including one 140-word paragraph that Enright called “a grammatical labarynth.” The contract covers “photographs, pictures or portraits” and printed material. “It does not, however, mention GirlsDoPorn.com, nor the words ‘internet,’ ‘online,’ or ‘website,’” Enright wrote. “It is thus designed to obscure what will actually be done with the videos and to encourage continued reliance on defendants’ repeated representations, promises, and testimonials from hired ‘references.’”"

https://www.law.com/therecorder/2020/01/02/girlsdoporn-faces...

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Post by bjourne »

iamthirsty wrote: post #7
userbinator wrote: post #2

“I’m always paranoid when I meet new people that they have seen my video or [when I] meet new people [they] are going to say, ‘I know you.’” That reminded me of a comment I saw in a discussion about being worried that someone would find out your real identity by noticing your profile on a fetish site --- and thus the correct response to that is "I know you watch porn."

I mean, I anecdotally feel like a majority of people watch porn now-days, so not really a heartbreaking retort.

True, but the accusation "You have done PORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" isn't heartbreaking either.

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Post by Scoundreller »

01100011 wrote: post #4

My wife fell victim to this before we met. I'm curious how we'd go about filing a case against the website. I send a message to the FBI a few years ago and never heard anything.

There's both this civil case and a criminal indictment that's still in progress. Possibly other civil cases too.

Check out here: https://old.reddit.com/r/GirlsDoLawsuits/

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Post by coldtea »

hawaiianbrah wrote: post #9
iamthirsty wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean, I anecdotally feel like a majority of people watch porn now-days, so not really a heartbreaking retort.

I’ve always wondered about that stat. What does “watch porn” mean? 1x a year? 1x a month? 1x a week? I think people assume the rate is higher than it really is.

There are stats available from porn sites. E.g.:

Now we’re not saying that size matters, but 2018 was an impressively big year for Pornhub and its users. Visits to Pornhub totaled 33.5 billion over the course of 2018, an increase of 5 billion visits over 2017. That equates to a daily average of 92 million visitors and at the time of this writing, Pornhub’s daily visits now exceed 100 million.

2018 saw Pornhub’s average visit duration grow by 14 seconds to 10 minutes and 13 seconds.

https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2018-year-in-review

Relevant: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/09/everybody...

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Lies-Internet-About-Really/...

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