First such case in Japan.
Facebook has disclosed IP addresses used by fake user accounts in Japan to post revenge porn content, following an order from a Tokyo District Court issued in mid-August.
In what is claimed to be the first such case in Japan, Facebook revealed IP addresses linked with two accounts that were allegedly uploading personal photographs or video, including graphic sexual activity, in a revenge against ex-partners.
Lawyer Yohei Shimizu told AFP: "The posts included photos that could be considered to be revenge porn.
"Even though my client could guess who was behind it, she had no proof."
In August, the Tokyo District Court issued a similar order related to defamation.
Earlier this month, Google was also ordered to remove search results linking the person to a crime which was not committed by him.
In the midst of escalating rage over a ‘nasty and invasive crime’, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service issued new guidelines that call for 14 years of jail term for online ‘revenge pornography’.
As per the new guidelines, the ‘revenge pornography’ cases will be considered on the strength of obscenity involved in the message or communication rather than only on the image.
