• Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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    In that situation you’re still admitting the threats have power over you; by releasing the photos yourself, you both out the person as fucking scum and demonstrate that their threat was completely impotent, delivering a one-two punch to the ego.

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      I’m sure that your future employer will care a lot about the difference while running the most progressive and sex positive background check ever.

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        Oh nooo some asshole put up a bunch of deepfakes of me, I can’t believe you found that, here let me email the site to warn them…

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          Exactly the same as if the guy released them so I guess it was never an effective threat to begin with?