In the worst case, images of female content creators are used to create sexually charged NFTs without consent.
The NFT community is little known for its suppression, but now it has reached a new low. Content creators are watching their channel pop up on the NFT site OpenSea and sell the “rights” of their web address to the offerer. Of course, these lists include the channel’s artwork, contributing to the theft of art that already exists in the NFT space.
YouTuber Jim Sterling When Cadicals They were one of the first to notice that their channel was sold online, with the move labeled “poor,” “rude,” and “exploitative.” Alanah Pearce of Sony Santa Monica Studio has also had her photo stolen and sold on the site, and sellers are one step ahead of the theft, photo-shopping game developers on the covers of pornographic magazines.
This is a clear example of the theft of photographs and works of art, which is harassing in the case of pierced images, but all the lists mentioned are still on the site at the time of writing.
Adult Erotic Arts, an account that stole the image of Peace, specializes in photo-shopping celebrities in pornographic magazines and features sexual language about women. In some cases, your account contains fake Photoshop nudes for celebrities.
Stephanie Sterling, who hosts the YouTube channel Jim Sterling, commented on the NFT list. “Frankly, I’m not surprised that Freeroad Hill turned my channel into an NFT,” they said. “It’s an exaggeration, but I think it’s legitimate. I didn’t agree with this. I don’t want this. It’s how rude and exploitative this market is, I said. It shows everything. Scum. “
Pierce also shared a list of her images earlier today, revealing that she disagreed with it. “Someone shot me, added a * I * owned, trademarked porn logo, and” mint “it to sell it for commercial purposes as an NFT … I can’t wait for the proceedings. ”
The Gamer is asking OpenSea for comment. The report will be updated with any answers.
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