Social media users are being bombarded by explicit footage of popular TikTok star and Instagram influencer Imsha Rehman.
The video appears to be of intimate moments of her with some other individual, and has left many in the country stirring quite a debate online as much as ever before.
The leak has been making headlines on popular social media portals with users showing very harsh reactivity against Rehman for the lewd activities going around. Since the video was leaked, the influencer had deactivated her Instagram and TikTok accounts, ensuring that her pages do not feature on any social media platforms.
At the moment, both pages are not accessible to the public. And to date, Rehman has not issued a statement about the occurrence.
After a series of similar leaks revolving around Pakistani TikTok influencers, the latest is the private video of influencer Minahil Malik, which had been doing rounds online lately. While some of the social media users think that this may just be a strategical step towards attention, there hasn’t been much indication that Rehman is capitalising on the controversy for fame, where her deactivating the accounts is a testament to that.
Analogous incidents have worked in the past to propel follower numbers up for influencers whose leaked videos go viral, but it’s not that for Rehman, who has appeared to distance himself from the scandal. Many commenters have reacted to the leak as an invasion of privacy and a threat in the dangers of cyberbullying along with the hurtful impact that online trolling can have.
However, as the story unfolds, concern grows to how private content shared without permission impacts the mental state of a social media influencer. For example, some advocates pushed for even stricter privacy provisions and more stringent regulations on explicit online content shares.
Growing Social Media Backlash and the Online Privacy Issue
The leakage of the alleged video of Imsha Rehman has brought to the fore the constant issue that influencers face when it comes to safeguarding their privacy.
Social media, despite its popularity, has largely remained an unregulated marketplace where users are often at the behest of others who might harm their online actions through cyberbullying and violations of their right to privacy.
Without any word from Rehman or her team, the situation will likely provoke further arguments about the boundaries of privacy in the social media realm and about the potential responsibilities a platform owes its users.
The drama is yet to unfold further in the coming days. As of now, Imsha Rehman hasn’t commented, and as the social media users have begun to speculate and start demanding the video, scrutiny about the influencer’s personal life continues to amass.