Craig Brittain, oblivious former revenge-porn site operator, has filed a takedown request with Google asking the search engine to stop linking to news articles and public records because they contain his photo.
Until late January, Brittain ran a website that published stolen nude pictures of women, then charged them $200 to $500 in removal fees, reports the Washington Post. Now, because he has no sense of shame or understanding of the First Amendment, Brittain is going after "the Mainstream Media," which he says should be "held to the same standards as revenge porn sites," because they also "display someone's information in a way that portrays them in a negative light."
Sure, because those two things are totally the same thing. (Technically, he has no legal grounds for the complaint, though four of the 23 links he names might have used a selfie, which means he owns the copyright.) In any case, this is ROFL-hilarious and pitiful and proof the universe is a just and ironic mistress. Brittain, meet Karma.
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Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.
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