An Instagram account purportedly seeking to \u201cexpose\u201d graphic photos of island residents hit the rounds of Facebook and Twitter yesterday afternoon, but appeared to be taken down after those concerned reported the account to website management.<\/p>\n
The veracity of the nine photos\u2014mostly female with one male\u2014could not be immediately confirmed, but the account, titled \u201cDirtySaipanSluts\u201d boasted at times in capslock and exclamation what appeared to be the names of the individuals in the photos. The account, also titled \u201cSaipan Exposed,\u201d gained some 200 followers before 4pm yesterday, and appeared to be taken down around that time.<\/p>\n
Following a tip from someone who knows one of the people in the photos, Saipan Tribune reached out to the said individual reportedly in the photo but could not verify the report as of press time.<\/p>\n
In what appeared to be obtained \u201cselfies,\u201d some of the photos displayed full-frontal shots of these women and man. Another account titled \u201cBringthesluts670\u201d was also discovered yesterday but without any posts.<\/p>\n
Maria Dizon, who posted about the account on her Facebook page and called on people to report the account yesterday, noted that accounts like these would be shamelessly directed mostly toward women.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople who make social media accounts like this probably don\u2019t know about the severity of their posts,\u201d she told Saipan Tribune. \u201c \u2018Simple\u2019 things like these hate accounts can lead to depression, suicide, and self-harm.\u201d She urged anyone that encounters an account like this to report and block it as soon as possible. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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