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rpannier

(24,345 posts)
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 12:09 AM Jul 2021

Blackmail, Rape, Suicide: Inside The Webcam Studios Of Kyrgyzstan

An RFE/RL investigation into live webcam sites has exposed how young women employed by them are subject to abuse, blackmail, and even rape. At least two cases ended in suicide. We spoke to multiple people who have worked in webcam studios in Kyrgyzstan -- a hub in a multibillion dollar global industry. They lift the lid on dark practices and allege collusion from senior officials. Warning: Viewers may find the content of this video disturbing.

https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-sex-webcam-crimes/31379230.html

The statement from Adinai Jantai Kyzy, Interior Ministry Press Office Spokesperson is a good lesson in sounding like it says something, but really says nothing

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Blackmail, Rape, Suicide: Inside The Webcam Studios Of Kyrgyzstan (Original Post) rpannier Jul 2021 OP
Won't open that link StClone Jul 2021 #1
That can't be. I have been told on DU that they are just girls who like sex and who Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #2

Scrivener7

(51,059 posts)
2. That can't be. I have been told on DU that they are just girls who like sex and who
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 07:26 AM
Jul 2021

are working their way through college.

Seriously. That was a thing back in the days when we had all the Men's Rights trolls here.

And PS: Of course that is going on. What did people think was happening? Cheerful gals drinking coffee and knitting and chatting between takes?

The sheer volume of porn available today requires enormous amounts of abuse of women.

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