An interesting question for Senator Schumer is: why isn't EBAY obeying FEDERAL LAW?
The image above, in black, is from an EBAY ad. A responsible seller of porn in the "adults only" section wants to make sure people obey the law. He points out the responsibility of the bidder.
He also points out that his item (professionally made DVD, magazine, whatever) features people who have CONSENTED to have their images sold.
It seems that EBAY is not exactly obeying FEDERAL LAW with auctions of celebrity nudes. None of the images below have the CONSENT of the actresses involved.
None of the sellers of this material (such as the above) state they have a signed model release of age and consent.
Consider that professional pornographers DO have signed releases on file, and that NONE of them would sell the images above pretending that they were real.
866-540-3229 is eBay customer service number. I've called them. I've spoken to female employees and directed them to accounts of visual rapists like the above.
I've said, "What would happen if an eBay employee started circulating photos of female employees, Photoshopped to be naked? Wouldn't that be considered grounds for dismissal? Isn't it harassment? Isn't it "offensive materials?"
If eBay policy is to not allow KKK material, Nazi material, or material that humiliates a particular race or religion, why aren't WOMEN protected?
I get, "Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I will forward your complaint." To nowhere.
The fact remains, eBay is not "just a venue" as they claim. They have hundreds of rules specifically regarding what can NOT be sold on their site. This list (which you can find on another page of this website) includes everything from chloroform to used panties. Why not nude photos of celebrities that don't have a verifiable document stating age and consent?
Why should women be victimized on eBay by people uploading pictures of an ex-girlfriend without her knowledge, or Photoshopped misogyny that treats famous women as nothing but sluts and whores?
Try calling 866-540-3229. Try asking an eBay employee why "Celebrity Nude" auctions don't obey Federal Law:
Title 18, Sections 2257 and 2257A: all models, actors, actresses, performers and/or other persons who appear in any visual depiction or “sexually explicit conduct” (as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. §2256).
The Purpose of this law is to protect under-aged girls, to protect women from Peeping Toms with cameras, to protect anyone from being exploited without their knowledge or consent. And yet, EBAY spits on this law EVERY DAY.
Check the links on the right and see some of the other examples of how famous women are deliberately degraded for the profit and amusement of very sick people. EBAY TAKES A PERCENTAGE AND SO DOES PAYPAL.
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