Thai transwomen report foreign man for filming and sharing their videos without consent
Thai transwomen in the Nana area of Bangkok urged netizens to report Instagram account of a foreign man, accusing him of recording and posing their videos without permission, sparking negative and sexist comments.
A transwoman took to online community to condemn a foreign man, whose nationality remains undisclosed, for filming and sharing videos across various social media platforms without consent.
In the video, the transwoman accused the foreigner of filming her with smart glasses equipped with hidden cameras. She repetedly asked to check on his glasses, but he denied and quickly put them in his trousers pocket.
The transwoman and her friends asked the man to wait for the police at the scene, saying his action violated their privacy.
Unfortunately, she shared in the comment section that the man ran away from the scene before police arrived. She then urged the public to report his social media accounts and videos if they came across them online.
This foreigner was not the first and only one accused of secretly filming people in the red-light districts, particularly in Pattaya and Bangkok.
Social media users added that several other foreigners have reportedly conducted similar activities, including pretending to negotiate the price of sexual services from sex workers and sharing the footage with their identities visible, without consent.
One of the social media accounts shared by netizens was the Instagram account @yarigrech. He identified himself online as “Yaribal”, though his real name and nationality remain unconfirmed. Some victims suspect he may be Russian.
The foreigner shared various videos of Thai women and transwomen at entertainment venues and asked them about their gender.
The videos attracted negative and sexist comments included, “Is rapid HIV testing available prior? I’d pay extra,” and “Imagine living in a world where you doubt if you are dating a girl or a guy.”
Other online users claimed this man also opened a Telegram account where he posted explicit videos of himself after purchasing sexual services.
Several transwomen stated that they were unaware they were being recorded, as the man used the glasses with hidden cameras. Some netizens reportedly contacted the man requesting the deletion of the videos, but was ignored.
They stated that his actions violate Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). Some of the videos went viral, causing embarrassment for those featured.
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