Where is Hunter Moore from “The Most Hated Man on the Internet” Now?
Netflix’s latest true crime docuseries follows the man once known as “the most hated man on the internet.” The three-part series of the same name details the exploits of Hunter Moore, who founded a website that took the concept of revenge porn into the mainstream and has no qualms about ruining people’s lives while making a profit.
In a Netflix documentary obtained by the creators Tinder Swindler (opens in new tab) and: Do not interact with cats, we hear from Moore’s victims, law enforcement officers, activists who helped bring him down, and even his ex-girlfriend. Although the events took place over a decade ago, Moore’s horrific legacy has unfortunately continued through internet trolling culture, and thankfully led to state laws banning non-consensual pornography.
IsAnyoneUp was Moore’s infamous website. Founded in the early 2010s and running for 16 months, the site was known for nude pictures of people with their names and professions, their social media accounts, and sometimes their addresses. According to the document, the site started out posting volunteers from the “scene” community before mutating into a revenge porn site that posts nude pictures submitted by other people without the subject’s consent.
As the women posted on the website told, Moore did not care that he was ruining their lives. He refused to be photographed while collecting thousands in advertising and other fees. According to the document, the site became popular when Moore appeared on an episode of Anderson Cooper’s daytime talk show where he had no regrets about meeting two women posted on the site. Throughout the site’s existence, Moore has been loved by his cult-like following, dubbed “The Family,” who have thrown parties with him, sent threats to people who came out against him, and cheered his every move on social media.
Did Hunter Moore go to jail?
Despite the efforts of people who were put on the site against their will, there was no specific law against what Moore did in the early 2010s. Instead, law enforcement officials found something in Hunter’s scheme to incriminate him: the hack. At the beginning of the document we are introduced to Charlotte Laws, whose daughter Kayla Laws is featured on the website. It turned out that Kayla never sent her nude photos to anyone else. they only existed on his email account, which was hacked shortly before being posted on IsAnyoneUp.
In addition to her efforts to remove Kayla’s pictures, Charlotte began interacting with other women whose photos were posted. He discovered a pattern where some of the victims’ photos could only be accessed through hacking because they were never sent to anyone. The mother took her findings to the FBI, and through an investigation, law enforcement discovered that Moore did have an accomplice whom he paid to hack the women’s accounts.
In January 2014, Moore was arrested on charges of conspiracy, unauthorized access to a protected computer (aka hacking) and impersonation. He was found guilty on a reduced charge in February 2015 and sentenced to two years and six months in prison.
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IsAnyoneUp still on the Internet?
IsAnyoneUp met its demise in 2012 thanks to former Marine and anti-bullying activist James McGibney, who appears in the document. After learning about the site, McGibney developed a relationship with Moore and used his access to trick Moore into selling him the site. Once logged in, he redirected the site to his own, called BullyVille.com, and sent a public letter to Moore explaining why he took down the ultimate bully.
“Your main goal was to ‘ruin’ the lives of young girls.” Even after they mentioned they were going to kill themselves unless their unauthorized nude pictures were removed from your website, you laughed in their faces,” he wrote. “Are you still laughing now? You tried to destroy their lives, but I mentally destroyed yours instead!”
Where is Hunter Moore now?
Moore was released from prison in May 2017. in the same month Substream Magazine: (opens in new tab) wrote that the ex-convict had entered a rehab program and retook the Internet by briefly releasing EDM music. A year later, he self-published a book called Everything Is anyone bad? Revenge porn story.
Since 2018, Moore has kept a very low profile and doesn’t appear to have any social media accounts in his name (he’s also been banned from Facebook for over a decade). At first, he was tapped to participate in a Netflix documentary, but later he refused to appear.
Where is Charlotte Laws now?
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After IsAnyoneUp shut down, Laws told his side in 2013. Jezebel (opens in new tab)article and his book Rebel in high heelswhich was released in April 2015. She has become an anti-porn activist, serving as a board member of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative until 2018 and working with lawmakers to propose laws that protect victims of nonconsensual pornography.
