John Oliver Calls Out Internet Harassment and Revenge Porn in This Hilarious Video

The internet is a man-made marvel that has pushed boundaries of human innovation. Since it came into being, the internet has revolutionised the way we communicate and acquire information, and has also become a dark place where harassment horrors lurk in the deep corners of virtual data.

Most people who have established an identity on the internet have faced harassment at some point of time, and more often than not, the levels have amplified when the victim has been a woman.

As a Website staffed predominantly by women, Vagabomb is very familiar with online harassment. We've been troll targets for many who have thought nothing of spewing vitriol at every chance they get, and the names we've been called have both amused and disappointed us.

Some of the best ones include "feminazi" (because wanting equal rights is obviously the same as inducing genocide), "anti-national" (because thinking about wage-inequality may be perceived as an act of treachery), "militant" (because opposing rape culture is the same as indulging in racial combat), and so on.

On this episode of Last Week Tonight , John Oliver gets to the heart of this very issue and talks about how the internet is, indeed, a terrible place for women. Women are not just targets for trolls, they also face severe forms of harassment such as the repulsive abomination that is 'revenge porn.'

With the perfect amount of his trademark snark, John Oliver addresses the ironies related to the world of revenge porn and the laws against it that aren't clearly defined (read: non-existent). Thankfully, we get consolation in the fact that websites like Google, Twitter, and Reddit have taken measures to block revenge porn completely and have firm redressal in place for these complaints.

Watch this video about the deep dark corners of the internet, while laughing through all the faith you lose in humanity on the internet.

Video created by Last Week Tonight .