Viber Takes Action, Removes Harmful Content

Following Fiji Sun’s expose’ that a Viber community had been created where nude images and videos of local women were traded, Viber took ac­tion.

Viber’s Product Marketing Director Ma­tan Kaufman yesterday said: “We’ve read your article on the Fiji Sun about a Com­munity on Viber that’s violating our com­munity rules.

“Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. Keeping Viber safe and free of violent or harmful content is one of our top missions, and we invest heav­ily in making that happen. We have taken the necessary steps to block and remove the suspicious communities and their owners from Viber,” he said.

People have been urged to report such communities and groups through the re­port feature on the app.

The community which has since been taken down had men sharing nude imag­es of their partners and former partners and sold their contact details for $10.

Hundreds of nude images and videos were shared on the community when Fiji Sun exposed it.

Edited by Susana Tuilau

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