The unlikely wind beneath the wings of this change? A dating app.
You know what's the absolute last thing I need while I’m rushing up a tight staircase while sweating onto the old woman next to me that I’m on the verge of knocking down so I can get to my subway? An AirDropped picture of a penis from a man I don’t know and did not ask for! Not only is that a sight I do not want, but it invokes that special kind of fear that women get to live with.
Unfortunately, I’m not the only one who’s faced this form of harassment in public. The use of AirDrop to send unsolicited nude pictures to strangers in public is called ‘cyber- flashing’ and is at the center of mounting political concern. Last month, Texas recently became the first state to have a law in place to protect citizens from the creepy new phenomenon.
ADVERTISEMENT The dating app isn’t stopping with Texas. According to Vox, the company and their executives will continue to push for the rest of the country to follow suit on regulating digital harassment. The company supports a similar conversation happening in New York subway stations . Last November, two New York City lawmakers introduced a bill that would specifically address digitally sent images with “ the intent to harass”.
In response, some have taken to spreading the word about AirDrop settings. While I commend these noble protectors of the innocent, my real standing ovation goes to Bumble, the other advocates pushing for legislative change on this issue, and the lawmakers helping address this through policy. In my perfect world, it’s not so much that people perfect the art of iPhone settings as much as men exist in a world with real consequences for their actions.
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