7. Dani Mathers
What many people love about Snapchat is the fact that the photos are instantly deleted after just a few seconds after viewing. Yet, this isn’t exactly accurate. Security expert, Nico Sell, gave an interview with ABC News and spoke about the many misconceptions about social media posts.
Sell stated, “It looks like it’s gone. If you don’t understand the underlying technology of the Internet, and aren’t thinking about what is going on behind the scenes, it [only] looks like it disappeared.” So, when a photo is deleted by the user or the Snaps are deleted from the Story, that doesn’t mean that those photos aren’t available on a server somewhere. Dani Mathers is a great example of how using social media can be harmful to one’s career.
During a trip to LA Fitness, Mathers posted a picture of an unsuspecting nude woman while in the locker room. Although she thought the photo was deleted, it was quickly picked up and caused a media firestorm. The LA Police Department Assault Division took up the case for “disseminating private images” and it doesn’t look like this former 2015 Playmate of the Year will be getting any endorsements anytime soon.
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