The actress Emma Watson has been targeted by hackers threatening to release nude pictures of her after she made a speech promoting gender equality.
Over the weekend, she addressed UN delegates in New York supporting the HeForShe campaign.
The UN project supports women’s equality around the globe. Watson is a Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women and spoke out about the negative impact rigid gender roles have on both men and women.
“Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong… It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum, not as two opposing sets of ideals,” she declared.
Watson called on both women and men to reclaim “feminism” and invited men around the world to pledge to take a stand for gender equality. More than 65,000 men have signed up so far
Hours after her speech, a web page titled “Emma You Are Next” appeared, threatening that nude photos of her would be released at midnight on Friday. The page has the logo of internet forum 4chan which is said to have hosted recent leaks of naked celebrity photos.
Earlier this month, the Harry Potter star tweeted in defence of celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kim Kardashian, after dozens of naked images of them were leaked.
Watson said: “Even worse than seeing women’s privacy violated on social media is reading the accompanying comments that show such a lack of empathy.
Watson has herself become the victim of internet trolls’ vitriol. One 4chan user wrote “She makes stupid feminist speeches at UN, and now her nudes will be online.”
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