The internet has gone crazy over the past week after a sex tape leaked of a young couple. The entire social media is either asking for link of the original video or giving the link of the video from Instagram meme pages to X and reddit the mass is discussing about that leaked sex tape of that young couple.
This leaked MMS has become so viral that it was trending at the top in South Asia region, especially in India from past one week according to google Trends.
India is a country with a majority youth population, and this phenomenon is highly sensitive, and it is important to emphasize that the act of leaking non-consensual sexual content and its consumption, and such content is disproportionately harming the women due to entrenched societal norms in India.
Why people become crazy for leaked videos
This is not for the first time that people are crazy to watch a leaked sex tape. On social media there is always a new leaked sex tape circulating. There are even pages and groups online which provide information about such leaked MMS.
It is very important to understand the psychology behind such behavior of Indians. In India such videos become too popular due to the taboo around topics related to relationship, live-in and sex.
Leaked sex tapes usually involve two powerful and often restricted elements, Sex and privacy violation. Watching something that is explicitly private and forbidden can be intensely arousing or intriguing for some people because it breaks moral and social boundaries.
Indians have a natural and unhealthy curiosity about the private lives of others. These leaked tapes satisfying Indians offering them the ultimate, unvarnished look behind the curtain which fulfil their deep voyeuristic urge.
In Indian society discussion and access to sexual education is very limited specially in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. The access to internet becomes a primary and even secretive source of sexual information and content. The consumption of explicit content can be problematic and drive the user to critical mental and social state.
Socio-cultural factors behind such leaked videos.
Indian society lacks comprehensive sex education and open-healthy dialogue about sexuality that’s why when a sex tape is leaked the collision between the conservative thought and the reality of sexual activities that is happening in society creates a massive shock which led intense public attention and consumption of such videos.
Apart from these circumstances patriarchy is also a big issue behind the virality of such sex tapes. People slut-shame the girl in the video and enforce traditional roles on them.
Syed Ziyauddin is a media and international relations enthusiast with a strong academic and professional foundation. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media from Jamia Millia Islamia and a Master’s in International Relations (West Asia) from the same institution.
He has work with organizations like ANN Media, TV9 Bharatvarsh, NDTV and Centre for Discourse, Fusion, and Analysis (CDFA) his core interest includes Tech, Auto and global affairs.
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