Each folder was labeled with the subject’s name, ID number, and corresponding university.Īfter nearly a year of enduring pointed glances and whispers from strangers, she found the courage to speak out about her experience online. Alongside the folder titled with her name were several other folders of a number of girls. By then it had become a set of intimate images compiled under a folder, but it was not just her in the drive. It wasn’t until April this year that Guennavie finally saw the alleged photographs of her which were stored on a public drive. At first, Guennavie shrugged it off because she knew it was not her in the photograph, but as more and more people began asking her about it, she became increasingly aware of how the pictures and the rumors were spreading. Nightmare was the reality Guennavie de Mesa (IV, BS-IBS) had to face when an intimate photograph of a girl had surfaced on the internet with her name attached to it. But what happens when someone takes advantage of that trust? What happens when these intimate images are not, in fact, as private as they thought? The general consensus is that these pictures are private-not meant to be shared to others. With variations of send nudes memes taking over our newsfeed, the act of asking and sending images have become imbedded in popular culture. The rise of social media applications such as Instagram and Snapchat have given many access to images that show the intimate details in one’s life including some which were never meant to be shared to the public in the first place.ĭue to social media and the ease in which we can share information through it, sexting-the act of sending and receiving sexual content such as nude photographs-has become more widespread. Thumbs up for memes, double tap for that vacation photo, angry react at the barrage of fake news invading our space.Įveryday, hundreds and thousands of photos are posted and shared online through social media. We swipe open our screens, tap through hundreds of apps, and mindlessly slogging through the vast amount of information available at the tips of our fingers.

Google drive nudes folder