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Is Anyone Up?
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Type of site
Adult website, media submission
Available inEnglish
Created byHunter Moore
URLwww.isanyoneup.com
RegistrationNone

Is Anyone Up? was a pornographic submission website. It allowed users to anonymously submit nude photographs or streaming media of any person (above the legal age limit) to its database. The website was closely associated with the metalcore music scene, featuring and depicting numerous nude photos of musicians of the genre, in addition to their fans.

On April 19, 2012, Is Anyone Up? was shut down.

History and background

Is Anyone Up? was founded in late 2010.[1] Moore stated the idea from the site came from a woman who continuously sent him exposing pictures, he then created a blog hosting nude photographs and it eventually became isanyoneup.com.[2] The website generally garners around $10,000 each month for advertisement revenue alone. Moore has stated that he spends generally 12 hours and five days a week managing posts to the website. He also mentioned that the website garners over 30 million page views a month.[3]

Each submission to the website usually follows the same formula of depicting a man or woman's social networking website profile thumbnail (such as their Facebook or Twitter profile) and then depicts images of them clothed before revealing images exposing their genitalia, or even in some cases, engaging in sexual acts such as masturbation. Each submission line then ends with a "reaction image", usually showing a still or animated gif file of a popular culture scene or Internet meme as a satire "reaction" to the shown images. Hunter Moore states that he takes legal precautions before uploading people onto the site, initially verifying the age of the people submitted through social networking sites and sends the IP information of people who submit photos of underage individuals to a lawyer in Las Vegas who turns it over to law enforcement.Other categories of the site exist such as "Daily Hate", a topic that features angry reactions from people who have had their pictures posted without their consent.

On April 19, 2012, the website was reportedly been shut down by Moore's decision. He left an open letter on BullyVille.com explaining why he did so to anyone who attempts to open the isanyoneup.com domain.[4]

More recently the site has been revived as isanyoneup.net on April 20, 2012 by popular site owner Eric Chanson of Princeton Junction, NJ who is known to have other pornography sites such as dramaownage.com interwebdrama.com and now isanyoneup.net and claims that he will make the revival site more popular[5].

Controversy

Is Anyone Up? has been subject to much controversy. Many individuals have resorted to either suing Moore or those associated with the Is Anyone Up? domain for the hosting of their nude images displayed on the website.[6] While some images are self-submitted and others are "revenge porn" (which is described as being "pornographic souvenirs from relationships gone sour"),[7] Moore has openly stated that he has absolutely no issue with removing any submissions from the site if a request is made to do so.

People threaten me with lawsuits every day, which is funny, because it fuels the site. The people that get mad hate my site and want to take it down. They send me all this crazy stuff, but at the same time they’re just building content for my site, which just makes me more popular.

— Hunter Moore[8]

In November 2011, Moore appeared on Anderson to discuss Is Anyone Up? while being confronted by two women who were submitted onto the website by an anonymous user. When one of the women criticized Moore for "helping" deceptive people that spread such photographs, he responded with "No one put a gun to your head and made you take these pictures. It's 2011, everything's on the Internet."[9]

Incidents

Floridian rock band, A Day to Remember refused to play at the 2011 Bamboozle festival, knowing Hunter Moore was an attendee at their performance. They demanded he would have to be removed from the venue due to their conflict with Moore after hosting nude images of the band's bassist, Joshua Woodard weeks beforehand.[10]

One morning in August of 2011, Moore was attacked by a woman featured on the website in his driveway while wielding a sharp object. Moore managed to escape with a shoulder wound that required surgery.

In December 2011, social networking website Facebook reportedly threatened legal action to the website along with blocking any linking to the www.isanyoneup.com domain through Facebook and deleting the official "like" page from its database.

FBI Investigation

On May 16, 2012, The Village Voice reported that Moore and Is Anyone Up? were the subject of an investigation by the FBI, as a large number of the pictures formerly hosted on the site were believed to have been illegally obtained by a hacker known as 'Gary Jones'.[11]

German metalcore group, Eskimo Callboy have a single entitled "Is Anyone Up?", wherein the song describes the site's general idea and attributes.[12] New York-based pop punk band, Forget Me in Vegas, also have a single named "Is Anyone Up", which is also written about the site.[13]

References

  1. ^ Zelmer, Emily. "Naked & Famous: How A Risque New Website Pushes Boundaries And Buttons". Alternative Press. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ^ Wanger, Christian. "Is Anyone Up - 04.17.11 - Interview". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. ^ Gold, Danny. "The Man Who Makes Money Publishing Your Nude Pics". The Awe. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  4. ^ "BullyVille.com shuts down Isanyoneup.com". BullyVille. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  5. ^ "new revival site of isanyoneup.net". Eric Chanson. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  6. ^ Martens, Todd (4 December 2011). "Rockers, fully exposed on Is Anyone Up?". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  7. ^ Hill, Kashmir (July 6, 2011). "Revenge Porn With A Facebook Twist". Forbes. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference awe%252F was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Exposed Women Confront Website Owner: 'What is Your Motive?' Read more: http://www.andersoncooper.com/2011/11/21/exposed-women-confront-website-owner-what-is-your-motive/#ixzz1mWs63wLZ". Anderson. Retrieved 16 February 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  10. ^ "A day To Remember kicks "Is Anyone Up" creator out of Bamboozle". Common Revolt. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  11. ^ Camille Dodero. ""Gary Jones" Wants Your Nudes". May 16 2012. The Village Voice. Retrieved May 17 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ "ESKIMO CALL BOY made an IS ANYONE UP theme song #NBHNC". Stuff You Will Hate. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Forget Me in Vegas-"Is Anyone Up" short video". NMETV. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
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