MyEx.com

Last updated
MyEx.com
Type of site
Adult Website
Available in English
URL http://www.myex.com
RegistrationNone
Launched2013;7 years ago (2013)
Current statusInactive

MyEx.com was a controversial, free revenge porn website focusing on nude photographs of people posted by former lovers along with their real names.

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Concept

MyEx.com provides an opportunity for former lovers to upload pornographic photos of their ex-lovers acquired during the course of the relationship. Photos are generally posted with the full names of the person pictured nude and without that person's consent. Sexual comments about the subjects of the photos are solicited from visitors to the site. The site makes its money through what has been described by opponents of the site as a form of blackmail—requiring subjects wishing to remove their photos pay a fee for doing so. [1] As of January 9th of 2018, MyEx.com was shutdown by the FTC.

Controversy

Revenge porn in general is highly controversial and has been the subject of repeated attempts in different jurisdictions to criminalize it. [2] [3] A Missouri woman obtained a restraining order against her abuser, an ex-husband. The man then posted her nude photos on MyEx.com. She lobbied for a change in Missouri laws after she discovered there were no laws against posting sexually explicit nude photos, even with a restraining order in effect. [4] [5] A Seattle man was convicted and sentenced to one year in jail after posting topless and nude photos of his female clients on MyEx.com. He obtained the photos illegally through his work as a computer consultant. His specific crime appeared to be the stealing of the photos—as well as stalking the women—rather than the revenge porn per se. [6] In addition, civil lawsuits have been filed in connection with specific alleged postings on MyEx.com. An ex-wife of former New York Giants player Jeff Roehl alleged that the former NFL star posted her nude photos on MyEx.com. [7] Job loss has also resulted from postings on MyEx.com. [8] MyEx.com, along with Google and Yahoo, has also been sued for copyright infringement based upon posted photos. [9]

Ownership

MyEx.com is owned by Websolutions Netherlands BV. [9]

Taken Down

MyEx.com was taken down in mid January 2018 after complaints were filed by the US Federal Trade Commission and the State of Nevada. [10]

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