822 upvotes, 25 direct replies (showing 25)
What makes this /r/photoplunder any different than /r/TheFappening other then they aren't famous?
Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 11:31 UTC
372 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Constant DMCA notices, and reposting of the DMCA'd material. In a way, yes it's because they're celebrities and they can afford to hire someone who's job is to find their photos and DMCA them.
Comment by whatudontlikefalafel at 07/09/2014 at 11:19 UTC
37 upvotes, 3 direct replies
There's sufficient evidence that the photos are stolen/contain underage material. It's obvious, them being celebrities helps a lot.
They can't just automatically ban material just because it's *implied* that the images are stolen, as stupid as that may sound to you.
Comment by fruhling at 07/09/2014 at 11:08 UTC
541 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Expensive lawyers.
Comment by showmeyourprincess at 07/09/2014 at 15:22 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
There ones was a man from nantucket Who found nudes on the site photobucket He formed a secret little club And on reddit a sub And the admins was all like "nah, fuck it"
Comment by throwawaynodos at 07/09/2014 at 12:36 UTC
6 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Just playing devil's advocate, but photoplunder likely isn't the source of hundreds of DMCA requests. Not saying it's any better because of that, but reddit's policy seems to be "we're hands-off until the DMCA requests start rolling in."
Beats me why they're claiming moral reasons, then.
Comment by shapu at 07/09/2014 at 12:59 UTC
6 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Without taking a moral position on this, isn't photoplunder predicated on the concept that these photos are already posted online? The celeb pictures were quite clearly stolen and not intended to be shared with an audience of maybe more than one other person.
Comment by Tebasaki at 07/09/2014 at 11:35 UTC
8 upvotes, 2 direct replies
No different. The "victims" just dont know its on Reddit. Its all about being famous
Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 14:43 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 12:05 UTC
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Comment by aveman101 at 07/09/2014 at 12:43 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The fame of the people in the pictures is what caused reddit to become unstable. According to the post, "Reddit reached new traffic milestones". It was negatively affecting the site's performance as a whole.
/r/PhotoPlunder simply doesn't have that same kind of pull.
Comment by NiteLite at 07/09/2014 at 12:03 UTC
1 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Since these pictures are not of known people it's a lot harder to say anything about their age in the photo, which means its easier for reddit to assume everyone in there is of legal age.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 11:31 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by DashingLeech at 07/09/2014 at 11:54 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
In reading the explanation for the specific banning, the difference seems to be the amount of work and functional problems, not conceptual. /r/TheFappening was generating a ton of DMCA notices and problematic traffic, with a large "whack-a-mole" problem for reddit admins. /r/photoplunder may be similar in concept, but lacks any of the practical workload problems warranting its banning.
In other words, it appears to be a pure labour-saving issue, and the amount of labour differs between them.
Comment by InvestigativeWork at 07/09/2014 at 22:35 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
SRS didn't launch a crusade against it yet.
If they did, they'd post CP all day long, just to get it shut down.
Comment by CranberryMoonwalk at 07/09/2014 at 13:47 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Because money.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 11:25 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Apparently the fact that the photos aren't paired up to a full name makes it OK..
Comment by renegadecanuck at 07/09/2014 at 19:48 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
1. No DMCA notices
2. Underage nudes aren't being posted at such a rate that the staff can't keep up.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 23:09 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
AFAIK /r/photoplunder uses publicly available images. Or at least they say that they do.
Comment by duff-man02 at 07/09/2014 at 11:04 UTC
-2 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Thanks for showing me this subreddit. Instantly subbed.
Comment by prodigyx at 08/09/2014 at 14:32 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
How does a question this stupid get so many upvotes?
Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 11:42 UTC
-5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Maybe because the fappening pics were stolen? (or at least it's 100% clear that they were stolen) And maybe added to that; the fact that the celebrities who got their pics stolen, and are fighting the distribution?
Either way, it's terrible when your private pics get stolen. I don't think the reddit admins disagree. There's just not much they can do on subs like photoplunder.
Not too long ago there was child-porn on reddit. Seems to me the admins want reddit to be as free as possible, but within reason/within the law.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/09/2014 at 11:32 UTC
0 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by NewOpinion at 07/09/2014 at 18:26 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Say goodbye to /r/trees as well.
Comment by Nine_Cats at 07/09/2014 at 15:25 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Popularity... 25k vs 100k.
Comment by filologo at 07/09/2014 at 14:42 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Apparently the difference is that /r/TheFappening was the target of DMCA requests and had a bunch of child pornography being uploaded.