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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Deborah Cole

Women call out ‘creepy’ experiences on Vinted as trolls and image thieves target site

The Vinted on app store is displayed on a smartphone with a dark and lighter blue background
Vinted has said it exercises a ‘no-tolerance policy’ for unwanted sexually explicit communication via its site, removing such content as soon as it is notified. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Users of secondhand clothing websites such as Vinted are warning about the danger their images will be used against their will on pornography sites, and sounding the alarm about the spread of sexually charged harassment under their posts.

The potential for hijacking photos posted on the internet for real or faked erotic content has long been known, but victims and their advocates say culprits appear to have zeroed in on Vinted with targeted campaigns.

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