Reddit allows people to freely share and discuss content but that freedom sometime displeases others. In Denmark, several actors feel embarrassed by Reddit users who clip and share their nude scenes. A Danish trade group Rights Alliance says
that it's time for the platform to take responsibility. These comments from the Rights Alliance come in response to a revelation from the local radio program Kulturen . In a recent episode, it revealed that sexually revealing scenes were
systematically shared on Reddit. Kulturen reported hearing from 20 Danish actresses affected by this issue, which some describe as abuse and being molested. While they are fine with the original sex or nude scenes, being featured this way is not
what they intended. Actress Andrea Vagn Jensen, who has had one of her explicit scenes shared online, explains that there's a huge difference between appearing naked in a film and being posted on Reddit. She said:
It's just abuse. You deliver something for the production and the story, and then you end up being molested that way. fellow actress Signe Egholm Olsen added: It's crazy that some
people feel entitled to do that, and what's just as crazy is that there are so many people who subscribe to it.
Rights Alliance reported the issue to the police, on behalf of the Danish Actors' Association and the respective
rightsholders. In response to the controversy, several clips were removed by Reddit, but that doesn't end the problem as the scenes can simply be re-uploaded. The Rights Alliance responded urging Reddit to take its responsibilities seriously under
Article 17 of the EU Copyright Directive. Article 17 requires large platforms to ensure that copyright-infringing content does not reappear after it's removed. This can be achieved through upload and other censorship technologies, which are already in
place on YouTube, Facebook, and elsewhere. |