South Africa: Why You Shouldn't Make Sex Tapes, and Why It's a Crime to Share Them

Lawyer and social media expert Emma Sadleir has warned that anyone who redistributes someone's personal sexual videos that they have received is committing a criminal offence.

In the wake of Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba revealing that a video containing material "of a sexual nature" is circulating in political circles, which he says has been used in blackmail and extortion attempts, Sadleir said leaking such content is tantamount to an infringement of privacy.

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