Is Anyone Up?
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Adult website, media submission |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | BullyVille |
| Created by | Hunter Moore |
| Slogan(s) | "Pure Evil" |
| Alexa rank |
 2,902,768 (April 2014[update]) |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | 2010 |
| Current status | closed April 19, 2012 |
Is Anyone Up? was an online pornographic service based on user generated content that ceased operation in 2012. It allowed users to submit photographs or video anonymously, mainly nude, erotic and, sexually explicit images. The service was closely associated with the metalcore and post-hardcore music scene, also featuring and depicting numerous nude photos of musicians of these genres.
Is Anyone Up? was subject to great controversy because of the prevalence of revenge porn submissions to the service, many of which were submitted by former romantic partners without consent and with malicious intent. Many of the submitted revenge porn images were obtained as a result of multiple email account hacks. The ongoing incidents resulted in numerous lawsuits and even death threats aimed at Hunter Moore, founder and owner of Is Anyone Up?. The website was shut down on April 19, 2012.
Is Anyone Up? was founded in late 2010. Founder Hunter Moore stated that the idea for the site came from a woman who continually sent him exposed pictures. He then created a blog hosting nude photographs from anyone and it eventually became isanyoneup.com. As of November 2011, the website was netting as much as $13,000 monthly. Moore said that he spent generally 12 hours, five days a week managing posts, and that the website had over 30 million page views a month.
Every submission to the website usually followed the same formula, depicting a man or woman's social networking website profile thumbnail (such as their Facebook or Twitter profile), then showing images of them clothed, before revealing images of their genitalia. In some cases, images showed people engaging in sexual acts such as masturbation. Each submission line then ended with a "reaction image", usually showing a still or animated gif file of a popular scene or Internet meme as a satirical "reaction" to the images shown.
Moore stated that he took legal precautions before uploading images to the site, initially verifying the age of the people whose photographs were submitted through social networking sites. He sent the IP information of people who submitted photos of underage individuals to a lawyer in Las Vegas, who turned it over to law enforcement. Another category on the site was called "Daily Hate" that featured angry reactions from people who had their pictures posted without their consent.
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