discussion Should it be illegal to film people without their consent?

[Trent W]

With social media rising and apps like tik tok going viral every minute, people are consistently filmed and sometimes bullied or humiliated.

 

Happens a lot in gyms, street etc

Should it be illegal to upload videos that film people without them knowing?

 

It’s a massive invasion of privacy in public spaces.

 

Idk if in some countries it already is but this is happening too often in some parts of the world.

[Revolution]

no, we need to film the racists

[favorite crime]

Yes, unless you are filming someone committing a (hate) crime

[RussianRoulette]

yes

[Taylucifer]

yes, it’s weirdo behaviour 

[St. Charles]

Yes unless it’s a cop 

[Smarticle]

no, some people need to be held accountable

[byzantium]

If the person is in a public place, then you can film them.  Otherwise it would be illegal to ever shoot a video in Times Square or a popular park.  However, if the person you are filming is in a private location (narrowly defined), then I think that it should be illegal to post a video online or in public if the individual is a subject of the video.  

Edited November 4, 2022 by byzantium

[PoisonCandy]

11 minutes ago, Revolution said:

no, we need to film the racists

 

2 minutes ago, Smarticle said:

no, some people need to be held accountable

This. Especially those videos from pedo hunters, we need to know what those creeps look like, who they are.

Edited November 4, 2022 by PoisonCandy

[Trash]

IDK but it's cringe, unless it's white people being assholes to fast food workers, i enjoy watching them be clocked.

[Haus]

Not if you’re in public, which is what the law in most areas already says. 
 

Enforcing a ban like this would require a significant level of authoritarianism. 

[Beyonceist]

Honestly it depends on the context. Filming people can and does prevent a lot of crimes. However, filming people inappropriately, IS a crime.

[FightForTanas]

Absolutely NOT. Then people would not be able to film crimes and especially when COPS abuse people.  Obviously you shouldnt be able to blackmail people or put their face on sites that doxx them though. Although I think thats already illegal.

[terrorblade]

yes

[305]

24 minutes ago, PoisonCandy said:

 

This. Especially those videos from pedo hunters, we need to know what those creeps look like, who they are.

I think that's a given but OP is referring to weirdos that film people who are just doing their thing and filming them to humiliate them online. That's not ok

[Illuminati]

Yes but isn't it already illegal to an extent? people blur faces all the time

[Mikeymoonshine]

No, there are so many ways that could be manipulated badly to censor information. 

 

But people should be aware of how the law works here. For example a gym isn't a public place it's an owned building so anyone filming needs permission from the gym to film and to upload technically. Usually not enforced but if someone was uploading videos of you in the gym to shame you then you could probably report them to the gym and ask them to get the videos taken down. Unfortunately if you're just on the street that doesn't count but you can get yourself blurred from stuff in some cases. Plus of course if the video is sexual it is illegal for them to post it against your wishes. 

[tellem]

You can't invade someone's privacy if they're out in public.

if you're filming someone and editing it to make them look bad there's probably laws against that idk

[HereForTheChaos]

if they did nothing wrong, then yes!!!!!!!!

[enchanted0]

Yes.

[charot]

Filming with bad intentions, yes. 

[Bacardo Royale]

2 hours ago, favorite crime said:

Yes, unless you are filming someone committing a (hate) crime

 

[Lipgloss]

No I love seeing pics and vids of guys bulging in public 

[MadonnasBoyfriend]

no thats dumb. whats somone gonna do with footage of you eating a sandwhich lmao

[Nachocheesechalup]

I hate that 80% of the gym swears they're influencers and are always recording themselves... like do whatever you want but why do I have to be in it? Go somewhere private.