16. Jennifer Ringley
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Jennifer Ringley is a long-term internet personality and lifecaster. Between the years of 1996 and 2003, she set up cameras around her home and people could log in and view her entire life online. There was no filter, meaning that some days fans would even catch her in the midst of sexual intercourse.
Jennicam, as her website was named, was visited by 3 million visitors on average each day. With the money made from the views, her fans watched her move out of her college dorm and buy into a luxury apartment. In 2003, she cancelled the website citing PayPal’s new anti-nudity policy. Many have held her personally responsible for “dumbing down the internet” as she pioneered essentially reality TV so early on. Basically, Ringley could be held responsible for the Kardashian craze but nobody deserves that kind of accusation.
15. Jack Jones
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Jack Jones is a British internet prankster who often uploads his assaults on the public to his Vine or Facebook account. His standard prank is walking up to women, announcing they are now an item and grabbing for their hands or stealing hats from innocent passers by. His YouTube account receives thousands of hits but none of the benefits go to the people who are forced to feature in his clips, as he pushes the camera right in their face.
It did not go well when he took his pranks over to America. He climbed inside a guys car in a parking lot and putting on a funny voice said, “Hello my friend, I have come here to work and clean the car.” The owner of the vehicle shouts at him to get out the car and eventually he has a gun pointed right in his face. Although Jones managed to get away unhurt, it is just a reminder that when you are forcing yourself onto people without permission then eventually you are going to meet the wrong person.
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