Twitter is finally taking a stance against unsolicited dick pics, once and for all. According to Business Insider, the tech company recently began testing out a brand new plugin called Safe DM hat launched on Friday that's supposed to filter out unsolicited nudes.
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With cyber flashing becoming a growing issue in the world of tech, developer Kelsey Bressler said that sending nudes is the "virtual equivalent of flashing someone in the street." In response, she designed a new app that's meant to delete unwarranted nudes sent to one's direct messages on Twitter. Bressler explained to BBC that this idea came to her after receiving an unwanted nude from a man on Twitter. Bressler trained the algorithm to determine when nude photos were being sent in. "We would like to roll this out on other social media platforms and are discussing where to go next," she told BBC.
Back in September, she actually solicited pictures to a Twitter page to test it out. Apparently, there was a 99% success rate with over 4000 being sent in. Bressler explained that the app only detects the photo and doesn't actually process the text within the message itself.
Buzzfeed later tested out the app, confirming that it was successful. Perhaps this is a sign that Bressler's new plugin will set a new precedent for social media companies moving forward.
Harvey Weinstein’s Nudes Shown To Jurors: Report
The jury was shown at least one nude photo of Harvey Weinstein following Jessica Mann’s testimony of his deformed genitals.
Nude photos of Harvey Weinstein was presented to jurors in his rape and sexual assault trial this Tuesday, Vulture reports. A courtroom sketch revealed a full-frontal nude shot of the disgraced producer but will not be put on the public record. Aside from prosecutors and jurors, two sketch artists were seated in the right side of the courtroom and were able to get a glimpse of these photos.
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Prosecutor Joan Illuzzi discussed the photos earlier this month, telling the court that there was never intention to humiliate the defendant because “the defense is particularly sensitive about some exhibits.”
“It is not the practice of the District Attorney’s Office to ever … humiliate [a] defendant,” Illuzzi said. “There were 72 photographs taken, and we’re going to be asking for the admission of seven of them.”
The D.A.’s office photographer was brought to the witness stand for questioning on the photos. Per Vulture.
“On June 18, 2018, did you take photographs of Harvey Weinstein?,” Illuzzi asked.
“Yes,” responded Yakov Mantelman, the photographer.
“Do you see Harvey Weinstein in court today?”
“Yes.”
“Have you had an opportunity to review those photographs?”
“Yes.”
“Do they fairly and accurately represent how the defendant looked on June 18 of 2018?”
Mantelman again answered yes.
Weinstein’s defense opposed to the photos being submitted to the jury’s but Illuzzi was able to get Justice James Burke to allow solely the jury to review the images. After the hearing, Weinstein was asked whether the photos were of him. “No, it was Playboy,” he replied.
Calvin Harris’ Alleged Nudes Leak & Twitter Goes Nuts
Calvin Harris may have fallen victim to a nude photo leak.
Many people woke up this morning to wonder why Calvin Harris, the world-famous electronic music producer, was trending on social media. Usually, when a celebrity trends out of nowhere, it's never for something positive. Either they've been wrapped up in a death hoax, are in the process of being cancelled for something dumb, or had their nude images leak online. In the case of Calvin Harris, the musician was a popular search term because of that final possibility.
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Men and women around the world are reacting to the alleged nude photos of Calvin Harris that appeared online today. If you're brave enough to check out the search results for him right now, you'll find a bunch of excited fans going crazy over the size of Harris' member. A few telltale signs, including marks on the star's chest, seem to point to this being legitimate. However, nothing has been confirmed by the producer's team or representatives yet. Calvin Harris has also not released a personal statement on the alleged leak.
In other news related to the artist, he recently released a couple of new songs under an alias, going by Love Regenerator. We will keep you updated on what Harris says about the leaked nudes. For now, peep some of the reactions below.
Feds Find Evidence Jeff Bezos’ Girlfriend Leaked His Nudes To Her Brother
The leak has been determined.
Federal prosecutors have uncovered evidence that Jeff Bezos’s girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, gave her brother, Michael Sanchez nude photos of Jeff Bezos, that he leaked to the National Enquirer, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Prosecutors claim text messages sent from Lauren Sanchez to Michael Sanchez on May 10, 2018 and July 3, 2018 contain nude photos of Bezos and sexually suggestive photos of Lauren Sanchez. Those photos were then sold to the National Enquirer for $200,000, as previously reported by the Wall Street Journal.
It is unclear whether Lauren knew her brother would sell the photos.
In February 2019, Bezos publicized that he was being threatened by the National Enquirer and released emails that showed what the publication had acquired: “I was made an offer I couldn’t refuse. Or at least that’s what the top people at the National Enquirer thought,” Bezos wrote in a blog post on Medium. “I’m glad they thought that, because it emboldened them to put it all in writing. Rather than capitulate to extortion and blackmail, I’ve decided to publish exactly what they sent me, despite the personal cost and embarrassment they threaten.”
In September 2018, AMI, the National Enquirer’s publisher, confirmed they received the pictures from Michael Sanchez in a statement to the Wall Street Journal.
Christina Aguilera Drops Gems While Posing Nude During Photoshoot
Christina’s still got it.
While she might have just celebrated her 39th birthday a month ago, Christina Aguilera still has the voice and body that led her to the forefront of the pop realm in the late ’90s. The five-time Grammy Award-winning songstress may no longer be a judge on the highly-popularized singing contest show, The Voice, but that hasn’t stopped Aguilera from releasing music in recent years and successfully staying relevant over her two-decade plus music career.
This past Thursday (Jan. 23), the “Lady Marmalade” performer unexpectedly posted a photo to her Instagram account that has caught the attention of more people than her 6.6 million followers. In the captivating photo, a nearly-naked Aguilera stands stripped down wearing minimal makeup and covered only by an elongated, leather trench coat and elegant, platinum and diamond-encrusted jewelry.
The photo showing off the singer/songwriter’s curves and svelte figure features a caption that simply reads:
“There’s strength in being vulnerable…”
Christina Aguilera hasn’t publicly displayed this amount of vulnerability since her recent nip slip at her birthday party. But, after all of these years, the now mother of two has the ability to break the internet with a single, sensuous photo.
Aguilera hasn’t been on the road since her 2019 European tour and 2019 Las Vegas residency but recently posted a video of herself performing a powerful rendition of her hit single “Can’t Hold Us Down” during a recent rehearsal revealing that she may some live performances lined up in the near future.
While what Christina has in the works for the new year remains a mystery, she’s proven that she’s still can turn heads all these years later. Check out Christina Aguilera’s trenchcoat nude in the photo provided below.