"Revenge Porn" : uma análise sobre a influência da internet na violação da privacidade da mulher

Abstract

The exponential development of the internet, connected to the easiness and speed in which it can spread information almost instantly have provided undeniable advances to society; nevertheless, it is precisely this practicality that generates an appealing environment to illicit affairs, such as the distribution of revenge porn, that damages the victim’s constitutional rights. Therefore, the present monographic work aims to analyze the phenomenon of revenge porn, which is inherently related to the digital age. Through the qualitative type methodology, using legal literature, jurisprudence, legislation, bibliographic survey, scientific articles, and other data, it was possible to observe that the process of societal gender construct has collaborated to the creation of a misogynist and patriarchal society, as evidenced by the fact that the majority of the victims of the aforementioned illicit act are women, entailing in a new way of violating women’s right to privacy. Thereby, it will be identified in the current Brazilian legal order the foundation for the protection of victims’ constitutional rights, in the civil sphere as well as in the penal sphere. It is also explained how search engines and social media have been dealing with this issue and how education can be used to hinder revenge porn.