- The "ficha" accounts [typing the poster in verlan] have exploded since the beginning of the confinement on Snapchat and Telegram. They broadcast intimate photos and videos of underage girls without their consent. The authors of these accounts ask their subscribers to send them sexual images of their ex-girlfriends or girls around them, and broadcast them repeatedly.
- "We have noted a strong upsurge in these acts since the start of confinement. Nearly 50 reports have already been made by my teams to Snapchat, ”said Marlène Schiappa, the Secretary of State for Gender Equality, to 20 Minutes .
- Educational content and a specific channel against harassment and revenge porn will be created on Snapchat in the coming days, with the collaboration of Me Eric Morain and the e-Childhood association, also says Marlène Schiappa.
“I no longer dare to go on social media, nor speak to my friends. What happened traumatized me… ”Sarah, 16, has lived prostrate at home in Garges-lès-Gonesse (Val d'Oise) for more than a week. A few days ago, she discovered naked photos of her, posted without her knowledge on a Snapchat account named "ficha 95". "It was a friend who warned me that it was circulating on Snap. When I saw them, I started to cry. I was completely upset, I told myself that my life was screwed up, ”says 20 minutes the girl who, out of shame and for fear of reactions, did not dare to tell her relatives.
Sarah is not the only adolescent victim of these accounts called "ficha" [typing the poster in verlan], which often followed by a department number. Since the start of confinement due to the coronavirus epidemic, this new form of porn revenge and slut shaming has swept over Snapchat and Telegram encrypted messaging. The process is the same every time. The authors of these accounts ask their subscribers to send them sexual images of their ex-girlfriends or any other girl around them, and broadcast them repeatedly on the platform. "Send me your files with first name and city. Go ahead, I put everything! ", Could we still read on a Snapchat post posted earlier this week.
[URGENT] On @Snictionary, "ficha" accounts are created by department and reveal photos and sexual videos of young girls. It is serious and prohibited.
Call @Sn snapchat to intervene.
RT this message!
Cc @PoliceNationale
Via @fannysaintcoeur
"A kid called me after putting on a whole pack of drugs"
This phenomenon of porn revenge particularly affected the departments of Ile-de-France. "I was alerted by a dozen young girls in distress, from the first days of confinement," said 20 Minutes Hind Ayadi, president of the association Hope and Creation in Garges-lès-Gonesse. “It was essentially nudes [naked photos] of minors, some were barely 14 years old. They were "displayed" naked, in compromising positions. It was just disgusting, “adds the activist association. The authors of these accounts have not only disseminated photos and videos of a sexual nature. "Many also revealed personal information concerning the identity of the victims, so that the victims were also harassed," details Hind Ayadi.
The president of the association quickly decided to mobilize to stop these practices. “A kid sent me the photo of a drug strip she had just taken, telling me that she wanted to kill herself. And that's when I said to myself that something really had to be done to stop it. ” With other associative activists, Hind Ayadi then decides to raise the awareness of the maximum of people around them, and to make pedagogy. “I asked all the young people to dissociate themselves from these practices, explaining to them that it was child pornography. And I even talked to the author of one of these accounts, who did not see "where was the harm in doing that". He finally apologized and told me he wouldn't do it again. ” Today, thanks to this mobilization, no more "ficha" account is active in Garge-lès-Gonnesse. But the phenomenon has unfortunately spread, by fashion, to several neighboring departments…
"Fifty reports" since the start of containment
The proliferation of these accounts worries today at the highest peak. “As soon as we learned of the first testimonies on social networks, we got directly in touch with Snapchat. Our priority was first to have all this content removed to protect these young girls, ”said Marlène Schiappa, Secretary of State for Gender Equality, to 20 Minutes . “Platforms must take their responsibilities, particularly during the confinement period when they are very used, because these cyberviolences have consequences in real life! "
[# COVID19] “It has been developing for several weeks, a phenomenon of #fisha on social networks.
These images constitute revenge porn (without knowing your intimate photos), punished with 2 years in prison and 60,000 euros fine ”» @EricMorain #StopFisha pic.twitter.com/opZTgIkkWM
This phenomenon of porn revenge unfortunately affects the whole territory today. “We have noted a strong upsurge in these acts since the start of confinement and the closure of schools. Nearly 50 reports have already been made by my teams to Snapchat. We have identified many cases in the Paris region, in the Oise, but also in the South in Paca. No region is ultimately spared. As soon as there is a phenomenon of fashion and negative imitation, it circulates a lot with young people. But we are not slacking our efforts, explains the Secretary of State to 20 Minutes .
Ficha accounts are not a new phenomenon, but the covid-19 epidemic, and the resulting containment, has exploded this practice. “Some are bored. To overcome the monotony, they told themselves that it was fun to "display" girls like that, without realizing the harm it could do, "recognizes the president of the association Hope and Creation . “There is a great deal of idleness on the part of young people who no longer go to college, to high school and who no longer have any activity. I want to take this opportunity to send a message to parents who must be vigilant during this period of confinement: they must check the history of their children and what they do on their networks, it is their responsibility to talk about it. with them, ”adds Marlène Schiappa.
"Soon a specific channel on Snap against porn revenge"
Despite the explosion of these acts of cybercrime in recent weeks, complaints are very rare today. “Young girls are overcome with a sense of shame and face the fear of telling an adult about it. Very often, they are unaware that the distribution of their photos without their consent is a crime, ”deplores the association e-Enfance, which manages the anonymous and free platform for helping victims of harassment Net Ecoute. "None of the teens who contacted me today wish to file a complaint," recognizes Hind Ayadi. “They cannot do it alone because they are minors. And it is just unthinkable for them to warn their parents ”.
It is however essential to report this content and, if necessary, to file a complaint, specifies the e-Childhood association. "Minors can go and report themselves to the police, but also report the content to Pharos [reporting platform] and send it back to us so that we too can act," says Marlène Schiappa. “Social networks are not a zone of impunity, nor is the period of confinement a period of lawlessness. Pharos and the digital brigade, in Rennes and Guyancourt, remain mobilized 24 hours a day! »Contacted by 20 Minutes , the sub-directorate for combating cybercrime (SDLC) and the Central Office for combating crime linked to information and communication technologies (Oclctif) declined to communicate for the moment.
@Sn snapchat "fisha" accounts to report ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Feel free to reply to the tweet or send a private message for the accounts I haven't listed 😉 # fisha # fishadu91 #stopfisha pic.twitter.com/dNg8HjZaFE
To try to stem this phenomenon during the next weeks of confinement, the State secretariat for equality between women and men decided to work with the lawyer Éric Morain, specialized in cyber harassment issues, "to build educational content which will soon be broadcast on Snapchat, in order to raise awareness among platform users. ”
A specific channel against harassment and revenge porn will also be created on Snapchat, with the collaboration of the e-Childhood association, said Marlène Schiappa to 20 Minutes .
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