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Someone recorded me without permission and uploaded it to YouTube (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Going to be quite scant on details but...

I was out and about, and was messaged by two friends independently saying they were surprised to see me in a YouTube video.

Confused, I asked what they were on about. Turns out, a guy I gave advice to had then started recording me towards the end of our interaction without telling me, and has, weeks later, uploaded it as part of a longer video.

I was pretty tired at the time and doing the guy a favour (out of annoyance), and I don't like a few things, one of those being that he put me online (which, within hours has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times).

What can I do? I have already messaged him to tell him to remove me, but this seems like a ridiculous invasion of privacy.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

Where do you live? Recording a private conversation without permission is a felony in two party states in the US. Meaning both parties most consent to the recording.

You may also have a recourse through YouTube's reporting system.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

I tried reporting but didn't give me a relevant option.

This is in Europe. I just did a quick search and you're right, consent is needed where this was recorded.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

In Germany and I bet in other Europe countries as well, there are official free legal advise dates in courts. You just go there and ask a lawyer for free legal advice. I think that is your best and easiest bet. If they tell you to sue then you might have a shot and can potentially get quite a bit of money back

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