| Term | What people think it means | What it actually implies | |------|----------------------------|--------------------------| | “New MMS” | Recently recorded private video | Often old content re-uploaded; could be deepfake | | “Mallu girl” | Any woman from Kerala | A real person with rights, family, and career | | “Leaked” | Someone accidentally lost it | Usually stolen, hacked, or shared by an ex-partner out of revenge | | “Watching is not a crime” | Safe to view | Downloading/forwarding IS a crime; viewing on sketchy sites exposes you to malware |
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