The suicide of a woman who battled for months to have a sex video removed from the internet has led to an outpouring of grief and anger in Italy over online shaming and revenge porn. Cantone’s death came a year after she sent a sex video of herself to some friends including an ex-boyfriend. Bravo”, spoken to her lover in the video, became a derisive joke online and was printed on T-shirts, smartphone cases and other items. Revenge porn: the industry profiting from online abuse Read moreIn a bid to escape the humiliation Cantone quit her job, moved to Tuscany and tried to change her name. Prosecutors in Naples have opened an investigation into “incitement to suicide”, while reports said four men were being investigated.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2016 05:03 UTC