Online predators spread fake porn of me. Here's how I fought back | Noelle Martin

53,264 views ใƒป 2020-03-09

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Jenny Rublevsky ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Shai Hakim
00:12
[This talk contains graphic language and descriptions of sexual abuse]
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[ื”ืจืฆืื” ื–ื• ืžื›ื™ืœื” ืฉืคื” ื’ืจืคื™ืช ื•ืชื™ืื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช]
00:16
Can I get a show of hands who here has ever Googled themselves?
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ื‘ื”ืจืžืช ื™ื“, ืžื™ ืžื›ื ื—ื™ืคืฉ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ื’ื•ื’ืœ ืื™-ืคืขื?
00:23
I have.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™.
00:26
But what started off as momentary curiosity
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ืืš ืžื” ืฉื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื›ืกืงืจื ื•ืช ืจื’ืขื™ืช
00:31
very quickly turned
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ื”ืคืš ื‘ืžื”ืจื”
00:34
into an almost five-year horrific battle
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ืœื›ืžืขื˜ ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืงืจื‘ ืžื—ืจื™ื“
00:39
that almost ruined my life.
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ืฉื›ืžืขื˜ ื”ืจืก ืืช ื—ื™ื™.
00:42
I Google Images reverse-searched myself:
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ื”ืฉืชืžืฉืชื™ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื”ืคื•ืš ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื’ืœ:
00:46
a function of Google that allows you to upload an image
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ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื’ื•ื’ืœ ื”ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœื›ื ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืชืžื•ื ื”
00:50
and it shows you where it is on the internet.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื”ื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
00:53
This is me at 17 years old.
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ื–ื• ืื ื™ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 17.
00:57
An innocent selfie I took before a party.
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ืชืžื•ื ืช ืกืœืคื™ ืชืžื™ืžื” ืฉืฆื™ืœืžืชื™ ืœืคื ื™ ืžืกื™ื‘ื”.
01:01
Now, before I continue, I must point out
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื”, ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ
01:04
that what I'm about to talk about is very confronting and graphic.
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ืฉืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ืžืื•ื“ ื’ืจืคื™ ื•ื“ื•ืจืฉ ืœื”ืชืขืžืช ืื™ืชื•.
01:09
But there's no way out.
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ืืš ืื™ืŸ ื“ืจืš ืœื‘ืจื•ื— ืžื–ื”.
01:11
This is a very confronting issue.
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉื“ื•ืจืฉืช ื”ืชืขืžืชื•ืช.
01:15
In a split second,
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ื‘ืฉื‘ืจื™ืจ ืฉื ื™ื”,
01:17
my screen was flooded with that image
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ื”ืžืกืš ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ืฆืฃ ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื•
01:22
and dozens more images of me
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ื•ืจื‘ื‘ื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช ืฉืœ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
01:25
that had been stolen from my social media,
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ืฉื ื’ื ื‘ื• ืžื”ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช,
01:28
on links connected to porn sites.
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ื•ืžื•ืคื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ืงื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœืืชืจื™ ืคื•ืจื ื•.
01:34
On these sites, nameless, faceless sexual predators
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ื‘ืืชืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื•, ื˜ื•ืจืคื™ื ืžื™ื ื™ื™ื ืœืœื ืฉื ื•ืœืœื ืคื ื™ื
01:39
had published highly explicit sexual commentary about me
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ืคืจืกืžื• ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืžืคื•ืจืฉื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืขืœื™ื™
01:44
and what they'd like to do to me.
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ื•ืขืœ ืžื”ื ืฉื”ื ื™ืจืฆื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืœื™.
01:47
"Cover her face and we'd fuck her body,"
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"ื›ืกื” ืืช ื”ืคื ื™ื ืฉืœื” ื•ื ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื”",
01:50
one person wrote.
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ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ื›ืชื‘.
01:52
They also published identifying information about me:
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ื”ื ื’ื ืคืจืกืžื• ืคืจื˜ื™ื ืžื–ื”ื™ื ืขืœื™ื™:
01:57
where I lived, what I studied, who I was.
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ืื™ืคื” ื’ืจืชื™, ืžื” ืœืžื“ืชื™, ืžื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™.
02:02
But things got worse.
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ืื‘ืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:04
I soon discovered that these sexual predators
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ื’ื™ืœื™ืช ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ืฉื”ื˜ื•ืจืคื™ื ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
02:08
had doctored or photoshopped my face
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ื‘ื™ืฆืขื• ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ืื• ืขืจื›ื• ื‘ืคื•ื˜ื•ืฉื•ืค ืืช ืคื ื™ื™
02:14
onto the bodies of naked adult actresses engaged in sexual intercourse,
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ืขืœ ื’ื•ืคืŸ ื”ืขืจื•ื ืฉืœ ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืœืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื”ื ืจืื•ืช ื‘ืงื™ื•ื ื™ื—ืกื™ ืžื™ืŸ,
02:20
on solo shots
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ืื• ื‘ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื‘ื“
02:22
of me being ejaculated on by two men.
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ื‘ื”ื ื ืจืื” ื›ื™ ืฉื ื™ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืฉืคื™ื›ื™ื ืขืœื™ื™.
02:27
Sperm was edited onto my face.
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ื–ืจืข ื ืขืจืš ืœื›ืš ืฉื™ื•ืคื™ืข ืขืœ ืคื ื™ื™.
02:31
I was edited onto the cover of a porn DVD.
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ืขืจื›ื• ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ืขืœ ื›ื™ืกื•ื™ ืฉืœ ืกืจื˜ ืคื•ืจื ื• ื‘DVD.
02:37
Perpetrators had edited my images
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ืžืคื’ืขื™ื ืขืจื›ื• ืืช ืชืžื•ื ื•ืชื™ื™
02:40
to give the effect that my blouse was transparent or see-through,
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื™ืจืื” ืฉื”ื—ื•ืœืฆื” ืฉืœื™ ืชื”ื™ื™ื” ืฉืงื•ืคื” ืœืžื—ืฆื” ืื• ืฉืงื•ืคื” ืœื’ืžืจื™,
02:44
so you could see my nipples.
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ื›ืš ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคื˜ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
02:48
Perpetrators ejaculated on images of me,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื’ืžืจื• ืขืœ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
02:52
took photos of their sperm and penises on these images
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ืฆื™ืœืžื• ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื–ืจืข ืฉืœื”ื ื•ืฉืœ ืื™ื‘ืจ ืžื™ื ื ืขืœ ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”
02:59
and posted them onto porn sites.
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ื•ืคืจืกืžื• ืื•ืชืŸ ื‘ืืชืจื™ื ืคื•ืจื ื•ื’ืจืคื™ื™ื.
03:02
"Cum on printed pigs," is what they call it.
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"ืชื’ืžืจื• ืขืœ ื—ื–ื™ืจื•ืช ืžื•ื“ืคืกื•ืช", ื›ืš ื”ื ืงืจืื• ืœื–ื”.
03:07
Now, you might be wondering,
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ื›ืขืช, ืืชื ื›ื ืจืื” ืชื•ื”ื™ื,
03:09
what sorts of images I posted on social media.
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ืื™ื–ื” ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืคืจืกืžืชื™ ื‘ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช.
03:13
This is me, at around 19 at the Claremont Hotel,
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ื–ืืช ืื ื™, ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 19 ืœืขืจืš ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืœื•ืŸ "ืงืœื™ื™ืจืžื•ื ื˜",
03:18
just a few suburbs away.
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ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ืžืกืคืจ ืคืจื‘ืจื™ื.
03:20
And they superimposed that face into this.
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ื•ื”ื ื”ืจื›ื™ื‘ื• ืืช ืคื ื™ื™ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
03:26
And things got worse.
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ื•ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:28
Nothing was off limits for these predators.
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ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื’ื‘ื•ืœ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืœืœื•.
03:31
They even posted an image with my little sister on these sites too.
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ื”ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืคืจืกืžื• ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ืขื ืื—ื•ืชื™ ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ืืชืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื•.
03:37
Now, you might be thinking,
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ื›ืขืช, ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื,
03:39
"Well, you do dress provocatively,
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"ื˜ื•ื‘, ืืช ืžืชืœื‘ืฉืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืคืจื•ื‘ื•ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช,
03:42
even a little sexually suggestive,
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืขืœืช ืจืžื™ื–ื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช,
03:45
attention seeking maybe."
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ืื•ืœื™ ืžื—ืคืฉืช ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘".
03:49
But just because a woman's body gets attention,
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื’ื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉื” ื–ื•ื›ื” ืœืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘,
03:52
doesn't mean she's attention-seeking.
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ืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื—ืคืฉืช ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘.
03:55
And what is provocative anyway, what is sexually suggestive?
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ื•ืžื” ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ืคืจื•ื‘ื•ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™, ืžื” ื–ื” ื‘ืขืœ ืจืžื™ื–ื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช?
03:59
In some parts of the world, showing your ankles
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ื‘ื—ืœืงื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื, ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืจืคืงื™ื ืฉืœืš
04:02
is promiscuous, is provocative.
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ื–ื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืœื”ืคืงืจื•ืช, ื–ื” ืคืจื•ื‘ื•ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™.
04:06
It's just like, no matter what a woman wears,
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืžื” ืื™ืฉื” ืชืœื‘ืฉ,
04:10
it's always perceived as more sexual than it is.
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ื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ื™ืชืคืก ื›ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื™ื ื™ ืžืžื” ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ.
04:15
For me, I just wanted to feel pretty and confident.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™, ืื ื™ ืจืง ืจืฆื™ืช ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื™ืคื” ื•ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื™.
04:19
What's so wrong with that?
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ืžื” ื›ืœื›ืš ืฉื’ื•ื™ ื‘ื–ื”?
04:24
Now, you might be thinking,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื,
04:25
"Well, can't you just set your social media on private?"
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"ื˜ื•ื‘, ืืช ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช ืฉืœืš ืœืžืฆื‘ ืคืจื˜ื™?"
04:31
Well, these perpetrators were calculated.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื”ืžืคื’ืขื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ื”ื™ื• ืžื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื.
04:34
They befriended my friends on social media
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ื”ื ืฉืœื—ื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื™ ื‘ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช
04:37
under fake profiles,
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ืชื—ืช ืคืจื•ืคื™ืœื™ื ืžื–ื•ื™ืคื™ื,
04:40
they followed the public galleries
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ื”ื ืขืงื‘ื• ืื—ืจ ื”ื’ืœืจื™ื” ื”ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ืช
04:43
of the events and places I regularly visited.
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ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ื•ื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืืœื™ื”ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ.
04:49
But why?
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžื”?
04:51
Why should one have to retreat and hide
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ืœืžื” ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ื‘ืจื— ื•ื™ืชื—ื‘ื
04:54
out of fear that something like this could happen?
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ืžืชื•ืš ืคื—ื“ ืฉืžืฉื”ื• ื›ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงืจื•ืช?
04:59
What I post and what I wear
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ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืคืจืกืžืช ื•ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืœื•ื‘ืฉืช
05:02
isn't an invitation to violate and abuse me.
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ื”ื•ื ืื™ื ื• ื”ื–ืžื ื” ืœื—ืœืœ ืื•ืชื™ ื•ืœืคื’ื•ืข ื‘ื™.
05:06
The only person that should be changing their behavior
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ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ื ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืชื
05:10
is the perpetrators.
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ื”ื ื”ืžืคื’ืขื™ื.
05:12
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:23
Now, you might be thinking, why me?
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื, ืœืžื” ืื ื™?
05:27
Well, I'm just one
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืจืง ืื—ืช
05:30
of the thousands upon thousands
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ืžืชื•ืš ืืœืคื™ื ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ืืœืคื™ื
05:33
of ordinary women who are being preyed upon
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ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืจื’ื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืžืฉื•ืช ื›ื˜ืจืฃ
05:38
in these mass-scale, horrific online cultures, websites and threads
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ื‘ืืชืจื™ื ื•ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืงื•ื•ื ื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืžื•ืช ื•ืžื–ืขื–ืขื•ืช
05:44
that are dedicated to sexually exploiting and doctoring
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ื”ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื•ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžืŸ ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืฆืœ ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื•ืœื–ื™ื™ืฃ
05:50
ordinary images of women into porn.
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ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืจื’ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื•ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชืŸ ืœืคื•ืจื ื•.
05:54
As I speak,
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช,
05:56
there are women who are being preyed upon, and they don't even know it.
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ื™ืฉ ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืžืฉืžืฉื•ืช ื›ื˜ืจืฃ, ื•ื”ืŸ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
06:02
In the beginning, I tried seeking help.
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”, ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื—ืคืฉ ืขื–ืจื”.
06:06
I went to police, I contacted government agencies,
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื”, ื™ืฆืจืชื™ ืงืฉืจ ืขื ืจืฉื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ื•ืช,
06:10
I even tried to hire a private investigator,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืขืกื™ืง ืืช ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื‘ืœืฉ ืคืจื˜ื™,
06:14
but they were too expensive.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ื™ืงืจื™ื ืžื™ื“ื™.
06:17
There was nothing that they could do.
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ื”ื ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ.
06:19
I mean, what could you do
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช, ืžื” ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช
06:21
when the sites are hosted overseas and the perpetrators are from overseas?
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ื›ืฉื”ืืชืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžืื•ื—ืกื ื™ื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืืจืฅ ื•ื”ืžืคื’ืขื™ื ื”ื ื’ื ื›ืŸ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืืจืฅ?
06:28
I was told I had to contact the sites one by one,
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ื ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืงืฉืจ ืขื ื”ืืชืจื™ื ืื—ื“ ืื—ื“,
06:33
notifying the webmasters to get everything deleted.
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ืœื™ื™ื“ืข ืืช ืžื ื”ืœื™ ื”ืืชืจื™ื ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื™ื™ืžื—ืง.
06:38
And so as you can imagine,
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ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ,
06:41
in complete and utter fear and pain,
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ื‘ืคื—ื“ ื•ื›ืื‘ ืžื•ื—ืœื˜,
06:46
I did.
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ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื–ืืช.
06:48
I contacted the webmasters,
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ื™ืฆืจืชื™ ืงืฉืจ ืขื ืžื ื”ืœื™ ื”ืืชืจื™ื,
06:52
requesting that they delete the material shared without consent.
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ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืฉื™ืžื—ืงื• ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืฉื•ืชืคื• ืœืœื ื”ืกื›ืžื”.
06:57
And I had some successes,
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ื•ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื›ืžื” ื”ืฆืœื—ื•ืช,
07:00
but I also had some major setbacks.
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื›ืžื” ืชื‘ื•ืกื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช.
07:04
The more I fought,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื ืœื—ืžืชื™,
07:07
the more sites I would discover,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืชืจื™ื ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™,
07:09
and with time, the more my images were being seen and shared
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ื•ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื ืฆืคื• ื•ืฉื•ืชืคื•
07:13
in the tens of thousands.
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ื‘ืžืื•ืช ืืœืคื™ื.
07:16
I had one webmaster respond to me saying he'll only delete the site
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ื”ื™ื” ืžื ื”ืœ ืืชืจ ืื—ื“ ืฉืขื ื” ืœื™ ื•ืืžืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ืžื—ืง ืืช ื”ืืชืจ ืจืง
07:23
if I sent him nude photos of myself within 24 hours.
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ืื ืื ื™ ืืฉืœื— ืœื• ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืขื™ืจื•ื ืฉืœื™ ืชื•ืš 24 ืฉืขื•ืช.
07:29
And this went on for years,
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ื•ื–ื” ื ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื,
07:30
fighting against these dodgy, disgusting sites.
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ืžืœื—ืžื” ื ื’ื“ ื”ืืชืจื™ื ื”ืžืกื•ื›ื ื™ื ื•ื”ืžืคื•ืงืคืงื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
07:34
But I was fighting a losing battle.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื ืœื—ืžืชื™ ื‘ืงืจื‘ ืื‘ื•ื“ ืžืจืืฉ.
07:39
And I couldn't continue this any longer for my own mental health.
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ื•ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื›ืš ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื™.
07:44
But what could I do?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช?
07:47
Maybe, I thought, if I spoke out,
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ืื•ืœื™, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, ืื ืื“ื‘ืจ,
07:53
I could reclaim my name,
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ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืืช ืฉืžื™,
07:55
and I could rewrite my narrative on my own terms.
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ื•ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืฉื›ืชื‘ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืชื ืื™ื ืฉืœื™.
07:59
Maybe if I spoke out,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืื ืื“ื‘ืจ,
08:01
I could raise awareness about this.
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ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืขืœ ื–ื”.
08:04
Maybe I could even try to change the law.
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ืื•ืœื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืง.
08:09
And so I did.
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ื•ื›ืš ืขืฉื™ืชื™.
08:12
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:21
I spoke out publicly late last year
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ื‘ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”
08:24
and news of my story reverberated around the world.
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ื•ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื“ื”ื“ื• ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื.
08:29
But this was the response.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื”.
08:31
"She's a fat, ugly slut, she's a whore."
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"ื”ื™ื ืฉืžื ื”, ื–ื•ื ื” ืžื›ื•ืขืจืช, ื”ื™ื ืฉืจืžื•ื˜ื”".
08:35
"She's an attention-seeking piece of trash."
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"ื”ื™ื ื—ืชื™ื›ืช ืืฉืคื” ืฉืžื—ืคืฉืช ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘".
08:38
"Feel flattered, baby, it's a compliment."
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"ืชืจื’ื™ืฉื™ ืžื•ื—ืžืืช, ืžื•ืชืง, ื–ืืช ืžื—ืžืื”".
08:41
I was victim-blamed and slut-shamed
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ื•ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ืืฉืžืช - ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ ื•ื—ื•ื•ื™ืชื™ ืฉื™ื™ืžื™ื ื’
08:44
and told I was deserving of what happened to me.
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ื•ื ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืฉืžื’ื™ืข ืœื™ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ืœื™.
08:48
And quite frankly,
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ื•ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช,
08:50
that was more difficult for me to endure
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืงืฉื” ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ืืช ื–ื”
08:53
than my actual experiences of image-based abuse.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืขืฆืžื” ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื•ืชื™ื™.
08:59
But I couldnโ€™t let this criticism defeat me.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ืช ืœืชืช ืœื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืœื”ื‘ื™ืก ืื•ืชื™.
09:02
I knew what the perpetrators had done was wrong,
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ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืžื” ืฉื”ืžืคื’ืขื™ื ืขืฉื• ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืกื“ืจ,
09:05
and I knew what they were doing to others was wrong.
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ื•ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืžื” ืฉื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืœืื—ืจื™ื ื”ื•ื ืœื ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
09:08
And so I petitioned.
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืขืฆื•ืžื”.
09:10
I sent out impassioned pleas for support.
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ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ืžื‘ื•ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ืœืชืžื™ื›ื”.
09:15
But it didn't work.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืขื‘ื“.
09:16
I think I got like 330 signatures.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ืขืฆื•ืžื” ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืžื• 330 ื—ืชื™ืžื•ืช.
09:20
And that was really disheartening.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืžืื›ื–ื‘.
09:24
But I then contacted my state and federal MPs.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื™ืฆืจืชื™ ืงืฉืจ ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืคืจืœืžื ื˜ ื”ืคื“ืจืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืชื™.
09:29
And I was referred to the New South Wales Attorney General's department,
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ื•ื”ื•ืคื ื™ืชื™ ืืœ ื”ื™ื•ืขืฅ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ ืœืžืžืฉืœื” ืฉืœ ื ื™ื• ืกืื•ืช' ื•ื™ื™ืœืก,
09:34
who were already in the process of drafting new laws
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ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืฉืœ ื ื™ืกื•ื— ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื
09:38
to criminalize the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images.
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื”ืคืฆื” ืฉืœ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืื™ื ื• ื‘ื”ืกื›ืžื” ืœืคืœื™ืœื™.
09:44
Image-based sexual abuse.
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ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื”ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืขืœ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช.
09:47
Some of you might know it as revenge porn.
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ื—ืœืงื›ื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ื–ืืช ื‘ืชื•ืจ ืคื•ืจื ื• - ื ืงืžื”.
09:52
And soon I became a spokesperson,
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื“ื•ื‘ืจืช,
09:54
a public face for the new laws.
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ืคื ื™ื ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืงื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื.
09:58
But I must point out,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ,
09:59
I do not in any way, shape or form
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ืื ื™ ืœื, ื‘ืฉื•ื ื“ืจืš ืื• ืฆื•ืจื”
10:01
want to take credit for this change in the law.
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ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืงื—ืช ืงืจื“ื™ื˜ ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื—ื•ืง.
10:04
This is on the backs of cybersafety experts,
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ื”ืงืจื“ื™ื˜ ื”ื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืžื•ืžื—ื™ ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜,
10:07
of researchers, of the Attorney General's department,
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ืœื—ื•ืงืจื™ื, ืœืžื—ืœืงื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ืขืฅ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ ืœืžืžืฉืœื”,
10:11
of so many people who have fought for years.
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉื ืœื—ืžื• ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื.
10:15
New South Wales was the first state in all the world
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ื ื™ื• ืกืื•ืช' ื•ื™ื™ืœืก ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื
10:21
to specifically include a provision on altering images.
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ืฉื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ื”ื•ืจืื” ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ืช ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืขืจื™ื›ืช ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช.
10:25
Something that happened to me,
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืงืจื” ืœื™,
10:26
something you certainly don't hear about very often.
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืืชื ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืœื ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ.
10:29
And now ACT has also criminalized this,
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื’ื ื”ACT ื”ืคื›ื• ืืช ื–ื” ืœืคืœื™ืœื™,
10:34
also with a provision on altered images.
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ื’ื ื›ืŸ ืขื ื”ื•ืจืื” ืขืœ ืขืจื™ื›ืช ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช.
10:36
And next year, WA is introducing legislation
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ื•ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ื‘ืื”, WA ืžืงื“ืžื™ื ื—ืงื™ืงื”
10:40
and hopefully, they introduce a provision on altered images
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ื•ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื”, ื”ื ื™ืงื“ืžื• ื”ื•ืจืื” ืขืœ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืขืจื•ื›ื•ืช.
10:44
and I urge every state and every country in this world to follow suit,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืคืฆื™ืจื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื–ืืช,
10:48
because right now,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื‘ืจื’ืข ื–ื”,
10:49
there's no justice for people like me.
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ืื™ืŸ ืฆื“ืง ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™.
10:53
Despite it all,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ,
10:55
despite the hate and despite the criticism,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืฉื ืื” ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช,
10:59
despite the fact that I'm never going to get justice,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืืฉื™ื’ ืฆื“ืง,
11:02
because my experiences happened before this movement of law reform,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืœื™ ืงืจืชื” ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืจืคื•ืจืžื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘ื—ื•ืง,
11:07
speaking out was the best thing I've ever done,
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ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืื™ ืคืขื,
11:10
because I know for a fact that it has helped people.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ ืฉื–ื” ืขื–ืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื.
11:17
And I just want to live in a world
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจืง ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื•
11:20
where, regardless of what I wear or what I post,
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ืฉืœืœื ืงืฉืจ ืœืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืœื•ื‘ืฉืช ืื• ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืคืจืกืžืช,
11:23
that I'm still worthy of being treated with dignity and respect.
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ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืจืื•ื™ื” ืฉื™ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื• ืืœื™ื™ ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื•ื‘ื”ืขืจื›ื”.
11:31
Respect.
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ื›ื‘ื•ื“.
11:33
Now, that's an idea worth sharing.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื–ื” ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืฉื•ื•ื” ืœืฉืชืฃ.
11:36
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
11:37
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
11:38
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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