Tiziana Cantone's Death
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Overview
Tizinia Cantone was a 31-year-old Italian Instagram model who was found dead in late September 2016 after a sex tape she sent to an ex-boyfriend widely circulated on the Italian web.
Background
According to an article on BuzzFeed,[2] Cantone sent her ex-boyfriend a video clip of herself performing fellatio on another man in the spring of 2015. In the video, Cantone can be heard saying "You're making a video? Bravo." The video subsequently began circulating online via WhatsApp and social media platforms, where many mocked Cantone with photoshops and image macros (shown below).
Developments
Suicide
After the video began circulating, Cantone quit her job and moved in with her parents in Mugnano, Italy. On September 13th, 2016, Cantone's aunt discovered Cantone had hung herself to death in the family's home.
Online Reaction
On September 13th, Redditor Trickyhere submitted an article about the suicide to the /r/italy[9] subreddit. Meanwhile, an anonymous 4chan user submitted a thread about the suicide titled "Italian web slut-shames a whore into suicide" (shown below). On September 18th, Redditor BlueGallery submitted a post asking about Cantone's death to /r/OutOfTheLoop.[10]
Italian Politicians' Response
On September 14th, Italian MP Elena Centemero responded to Cantone's death, saying "it is once again a woman who is the target of violence and hate." Meanwhile, Italian MP Donata Lenzi advocated drafting legislation to punish cyberbullying and the distribution of revenge pornography.[1]
News Media Coverage
An article on BuzzFeed[2] included a statement from a Facebook spokesperson, claiming that the social networking site had "blocked access to content that had been notified to us by Italian authorities in relation to this case." In the coming days, other news sites published articles about Cantone's death, including CNN,[3] Bustle,[4] Inquistr,[5] The Daily Mail,[6] The Telegraph[7] and IBI Times.[8]
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External References
[1] Ansa – Italy reacts to womans suicide
[2] BuzzFeed – This Woman Killed Herself After Her Leaked Sex Tape Became A Meme
[3] CNN – Tiziana Cantone
[4] Bustle – What Does The Tiziana Cantone Meme Mean?
[5] Inquisitr – Tiziana Cantone
[6] The Daily Mail – Italian woman commits suicide after sending taunting video of her having sex with new man to ex-boyfriend
[7] The Telegraph – Four questioned in Italy after woman abused online over viral sex video commits suicide
[8] IBI Times – Italian revenge porn victim Tiziana Cantone commits suicide
[9] Reddit – cadalnuovo di napoli
[10] Reddit – Who is Tiziana Cantone
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