Who is Tiziana Cantone? After revenge porn sex tape leak here’s everything we know after tragic suicide
31-year-old woman from Naples, Italy, tragically committed suicide last year as a result of a revenge porn sex tape leak
TIZIANA Cantone was a 31-year-old woman from Naples, Italy, who tragically committed suicide as a result of a revenge porn sex tape leak.
Footage of Tiziana performing a sex act on a man spread online after she sent it to her ex in spring of 2015.
How did the videos of Tiziana Cantone get released?
Cantone reportedly sent six different videos, including the footage which ended up going viral, to a handful of people she knew and trusted.
The video was shared on WhatsApp and a number of social media sites - eventually leading to Tiziana becoming a meme in Italy.
The memes, which involved the quote "Mi stai facendo il video? Bravo” - Italian for "You're making the video? Good" - were posted by internet users and adopted by Italian companies, who used the joke for marketing purposes.
Two Italian footballers, Paolo Cannavaro and Antonio Floro Flores, even posted a viral video in which they mocked the x-rated clip.
As the footage spread, Tiziana's full name was revealed, and she was inundated with online abuse when the videos found their way onto porn websites - including cruel comments and video parodies.
The cyber-bullying became so bad she she quit her job and moved away to Tuscany, after being recognised in public as a result of the video.
Her mother told : "She was hurting and at times took refuge in alcohol. But she was always a healthy and normal girl."
Tiziana had filed requests with Google, Facebook Ireland, Yahoo Italy and YouTube to have the illicit content and references to her taken down.
But her right to be forgotten request was too little too late, and she was said to be in the process of changing her name at the time of her death.
How did Tiziana Cantone die?
Cantone was found dead by her aunt after moving back in with her family in Naples - with a friend saying she "wanted to leave everything behind". It was the third time she'd attempted suicide.
Now, her tragic death has sparked further debate in Italy about online privacy and the right to be forgotten - with many calling for a clamp down on online abuse.
Her friend Teresa Petrosino told the : "She was beautiful but fragile. She was with the wrong people at the wrong time."
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