Will the Government Stop EBAY and PAYPAL on their ILLEGAL WOMAN-HATING PORN?

EMMA WATSON
LAURA BUSH
LYNDA CARTER
LINDSAY LOHAN
ANNETTE FUNICELLO
ARIANA GRANDE...

The list goes on. Famous women are being exploited, demeaned and degraded for PROFIT on EBAY, using PAYPAL.

Ordinary women are victimized by "revenge porn" and "my ex-wife" and "my ex-girlfriend" pictures sold in eBay's secret "adult" section. 

Ebay's phone support (is 1-866-540-3229) has indicated that abusing women is "not allowed," and that includes fake celebrity nudes, hacked celebrity photos and revenge porn.

BUT...where can these items be reported? And how long does it take to get these misogynists to stop?

The headlines have SCREAMED about how actresses have had their images "leaked" and sold on the Internet...and that those who did it were arrested and jailed. Girls, not famous at all, have been subjected to nude photo abuse on Facebook and elsewhere. Ebay's posted "my ex-girlfriend" porn in their secret "adults only" section. 

(You reach it by scrolling down the menu on the front page. It lists all the categories. Porn is under everything else-adult.) 

FEDERAL LAW states that sellers of pornography must have CONSENT. It's about CONSENTING ADULTS. It's covered in: title 18 Sections 2257 and 2257a: all models, actors, actresses, performers...in any visual depiction or "sexually explicit conduct" MUST have a signed letter of age and consent.

Pornographers, far more ethical than EBAY sellers, not only have the signed documents on file, they make sure there's no doubt about it. A woman will usually be asked to pose with her driver's license, so that her real name and age are absolutely verified. 

On eBay pedophiliac porn on Ariana Grande turned up recently: 

Ariana Grande, STILL abused on EBAY? "Wonder Kid?" 

Reporting it to PEDOPHILIA did nothing. How about that other faked shot? According to eBay phone support, it's POSSIBLE the item might be removed if reported as "OFFENSIVE MATERIALS" on the drop-down menu. Another category is "NOT ALLOWED AT ALL."

None of it worked. Ebay has "rules" and conveniently ignore them:

THIS IS THE PROBLEM: Weak DMCA laws, which Senator Leahy, Senator Schumer and many others are aware of, allow Internet websites to shrug and offer lame excuses. Like: "We have no idea what's on our site, and we're not obligated to check. We're not obligated to ask a seller if he's got permission to post nude pictures of Ariana Grande or to prove they aren't fakes." 

Ebay's "report item" link does not respond back to say "Thank you, we are taking action. You can follow up with this Report Number." 

Ebay's phone support will often admit, "We get so many complaints, we can't get to all of them. Try again. Report it again." 

How about THIS faked up picture that pretends to be leaked/stolen/hacked off Emma Watson's phone?

NOT removed. In fact, it sold out and was re-listed. 

Did you notice the last line? "100% REAL." 

No. It is NOT.  But DMCA law is on the side of EBAY. They don't "have" to ask the seller if it's real or to prove it. All they have to do is respond if Emma Watson sees it and sends in a complaint. That's all.

In other words, all women are at risk because eBay is NOT telling their sellers to stick with CONSENSUAL porn, and stop the celebrity fakes, the celebrity leaks, the "ex-wife photos" and the revenge porn. 

What will it take before EBAY adds a drop-down menu link on "REPORT ITEM" that specifies: "Abuse: no model release, no authorization to use this woman's image." 

When several people were arrested for hacking and leaking celebrity material, EBAY seemed to panic a little, and suspended several very notorious sellers:  JOHNSWELLSTUFF12, CELEBARTS and vintage_art_paper. A few others quickly removed all their celebrity porn material.

BUT...a few weeks later, it was back to apathy. Back to ignoring obvious abuse. NOT suspended notorious sellers like a dirty old man in Florida who calls himself "Alan Avery" (but that's just an alias.)

Warned countless times, but not suspended, this parasite will steal any photo he can get his hands on and grind it through his printer:

He also crawls all over the Internet, peeping into the sickest forums, and downloading Photoshop jobs others have posted...so he can sell his greasy little 4x6 copies.

That's ANNETTE. She's DEAD.  

Here's another dead woman Mr. Necrophilia wants to pimp photos on:

ALANAVERY doesn't are if the picture is real or phony. Lynda Carter? Grind it through that printer and snicker over making a few dirty dollars:

While ALANAVERY is a dirty old man, most of the parasites are younger. They are woman-haters who like the idea they are pimps, and making money off wealthy and successful women. They adopt fantasy names. Here's "The Joker," spelled "JoCur."  

Here's another comic evil genius. He calls himself ABYSS.  

Here's BADMAN" posting a Photoshop fake on Carly Simon:

Reports to eBay from various volunteers have shown items STILL on site after a week, despite complaints to "Offensive Materials" and "Not at all" and even phone support.   

Recently, a high profile incident had people wondering if Rob Kardashian would be prosecuted for his "revenge porn," posting pictures of Blac Chyna on Instagram. At least he wasn't profiting from them, like THIS worthy, who stole a Lindsay Lohan invasion-of-privacy picture, and decided HE should copy it and make money: 

The point of all this celebrity porn is to ridicule, degrade, demean and humiliate successful women. It is being done out of MISOGYNY. It's being done because these women are envied and hated. 

How long has it been since George and Laura Bush left the White House? That isn't stopping this Photoshop creep on eBay from selling dozens of images, including: 

WILL politicians demand stronger DMCA laws? Will PAYPAL and EBAY police themselves better to avoid being shut down and prosecuted for violation of FEDERAL LAW?

Sellers on eBay are predators. "Badman" for example, freeze-frames any nude scene in any COPYRIGHTED movie, to get a moment when an actress is nude. Then he sells it. It's no longer part of a movie, where the nude scene involved a character in a legitimate work of thoughtful artistry. It becomes...NICOLE KIDMAN NAKED! 

That's not how Kidman presented herself in the movie. Images stolen from copyrighted movies and copied off to humiliate women should NOT be allowed. It shouldn't be up to Kidman or her studio to find this junk in a secret area of eBay. Any fan who sees it should be able to report it and get it removed, and not worry, "wlll "offensive materials" think it's offensive, will "not allowed at all" apply in this case? Will this report end up in front of a misogynist at eBay who would rather protect a seller than do the right thing?"

"BADMAN" should not be on eBay with this: 

Is that stolen image a serious review of a movie? Does it even indicate this is a scene from a movie? "NICOLE KIDMAN...FULL BUSH." 

Photos from a woman's past can come back to haunt her. Somebody finds a nude image, and decides to profit from it. Cassandra Peterson, now known for her chalk-white make-up and black wig and "Elvira" character, gets exploited by a stranger, for profit: 

1. EBAY needs to have a drop-down menu category that specifically addresses NON-CONSENT and exploitive images of celebrities, "ex-wives" and others who have not signed a model release.

2. PAYPAL needs to understand the seriousness of aiding and abetting and profiting from those who break Federal Law.

3. Politicians need to push for stronger DMCA laws to make sure NO Internet websites can get away with apathy. Websites need to be held accountable. They should respond to red flags and request problem sellers show PROOF of permission. 

Ebay should follow the lead of...illegal porn torrents!

Would you believe.... 

....even illegal porn torrents don't like leaked celebrity porn videos? Don't think it's right for women to be abused? Don't want any part of material that doesn't have a model release of age or consent?

Here's a disclaimer that appeared a week ago at Pornbay:  

Here's what they wrote:

After careful consideration, the staff of Pornbay have updated the Forbidden list to include the following:

Content Filmed/Photographed and Released without the participants consent - If the person wasn't intending to be filmed, and to have that video or photographs released for public viewing (either commercially or free), then it is not permitted on Pornbay.
This includes:

• Revenge Porn - Porn published purely to embarrass, harass, or otherwise cause problems for a ex-girlfriend/wife or boyfriend/husband
• Voyeur / Hidden Cam - Regardless of disclaimers, there is no way to verify for certain that persons are over 18 and that it was actually consensual so this content is banned
• Leaked / Hacked Content - This is content such as the fappening, again due to age and consent issues this content is not permitted on Pornbay anymore.

Basically what this means in simple terms, if it is not possible to verify (and "don't sue us" disclaimers on a site are not sufficient) that something was created to be released and all parties in the content were consenting to that release, it is no longer allowed on Pornbay. This includes Voyeur / Hidden Cam videos, Leaked/Hacked content such as the fappening, and of course Revenge Porn has been on the list for awhile now.

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How about that. PORNBAY, one of the very popular adult torrent sites where people can download (pirate) all the copyrighted sex vids they want, has enough morality to draw the line when there's no CONSENT.

It seems that at long last, a "report item" on eBay to "OFFENSIVE MATERIALS" gets obnoxious celebrity porn (as seen in posts over these many months) removed. 

No, it's not "whack-a-mole." It's not a lost cause. As horrible as the Internet can be, it's not a complete jungle. Creeps may have to dig a little deeper to reach their foul level of perverse pleasure, but even sites already below the radar are coming around. 

It seems, by an odd coincidence, that both THIS site, and EBAY, have arrived at the same conclusion at the same time: what CONSENTING ADULTS do is one thing. When there's no consent...don't condone it, profit from it, or allow it. 

"Not At All" or "Offensive?" Fortunately, EBAY IS BEGINNING TO OBEY THE LAW

If a fan of Taylor Swift notices something NASTY in the "adult section," the fan can report it, and not wait for Taylor's VeRO rep to do it. Same with celebs who don't even HAVE a VeRO rep. 

The question is, WHERE? To WHAT department? According to Phone Support, eBay does not yet have (and who knows, may NEVER have) a drop-down menu choice for "Adult Photos Posted with NO Consent." Or "Illegal Celebrity Nudes." Or "Revenge Porn Promotion" (such as "My ex-wife Nude." 

THIS item? From a seller who SHOULD be suspended as johnswellstuff12 is and celebarts and vintage_art_paper? 

There are two likely categories in which to "REPORT THIS ITEM." 

One is to ADULT CATEGORY...CAN'T BE LISTED AT ALL. The fine print says this applies to "child pornography, obscene materials, used sex toys, links to sites that contain adult items that aren't allowed on eBay, or digitally delivered adult goods." 

But eBay doesn't consider the above OBSCENE? Humiliating and degrading a woman without her knowledge or consent isn't...OBSCENE? 

OK. The other choice is RESTRICTED...OFFENSIVE..." 

The fine print: "The listing has OFFENSIVE MATERIALS OR CONTENT THAT ISN'T ALLOWED ON EBAY." 

While it doesn't appear that eBay has officially mentioned on its various Terms of Service and Seller Rules pages that CELEBRITY PORN, FANTASY IMAGES or "MY EX-WIFE" items are not allowed, phone support says this junk is definitely NOT allowed. 

Reporting to OFFENSIVE MATERIALS seems to give a better response than to CAN'T BE LISTED AT ALL. 

When someone in Phone Support was asked why there wasn't a more accurate category, the response was, "If there's a problem, you can always call us, and we'll take care of it." 

THANKS.

This is a VAST, VAST IMPROVEMENT and the problem that this website began reporting so long ago, seems FINALLY to be under control. 

One would like to think that the CEO's of eBAY, busy as they are, finally had time to address the issue and take it seriously, because it IS offensive and obscene and unwarranted and uncouth. And...illegal. 

As this site has pointed out, Federal Law requires pornographers to have signed model releases. 

Today, Rob Kardashian has risked jail by posting pictures of his ex, which he did as "revenge porn." California (Ebay's executive offices are in San Jose) has passed a law specifically against victimizing people by posting nude images without consent.

This means that Jennifer Lawrence, for example, could sue Ebay for millions of dollars for allowing sellers to offer her "leaked" images. The "we're just a website" excuse would fail, and it's quite likely a judge would not tolerate the eBay excuse that "we remove items IF the intellectual property owner happens to see a violation AND fills out forms AND send them to us." Especially when sellers often re-list and continue the harassment. 

Many of the most offensive and obnoxious eBay sellers have continued on and on for years, despite warnings and restrictions. Some have gotten fresh ID's just to keep doing the same thing, when it's obvious from the items and location it's the same person. 

Now, it seems to have ENDED. The excuses are OVER. If you read the article on the Kardashian case, you'll note the lines about CALIFORNIA LAW and the new emphasis on a right to privacy and a right to protection from "revenge porn" and profiting from humiliating and degrading someone sexually. 

Note the lines about NON-CONSENSUAL DISTRIBUTION of material SOLD FOR PROFIT TO HUMILIATE, DEGRADE...THE VICTIM.

It is a relief that in this cynical age, where the Internet allows the most innocent of school children to see the worst photos reflecting the most vile and violent behavior, there are still some laws that work, and there are people who embrace these laws. 

Ebay is no monster. No Greedhead Demon. They have always had some common sense rules in place. They just haven't always had enough of them, or been quick to enforce them. Ebay will remove some items that are perfectly legal, simply because it's against their own policy or morality. The Post Office, for example, does not prevent Nazi memorabilia from passing through their system. Various stock photo agencies have no problem selling pictures of minorities being lynched, even if the buyer wants them to gloat and put up on the wall of some basement hate-center. 

So it is, that we have optimism that no seller will be perpetrating the kind of nasty, insensitive and sometimes downright vile and obscene images that you'll find chronicled over the past months below. Any new items or new sellers will be swiftly dealt with when reported to "NOT AT ALL" or "OFFENSIVE MATERIALS." Or perhaps some new category on the drop-down menu. These sellers can then drop down the sewer, where they belong.