Women told to call police over secretly filmed videos of nights out

Women who have been secretly filmed on nights out are being urged to contact the police after videos posted online have racked up millions of views and attracted an abundance of misogynistic comments.

- Robyn Vinter

Police are trying to catch people responsible for dozens of voyeuristic Tik Tok and YouTube videos that have titles such as "Manchester nightlife" and feature women who do not know they are being filmed.

Women have described feeling unsafe after discovering videos of them posted online, some of which suggest they are sex workers or invite sexualised comments.

One woman, Meg, who was filmed on Deansgate in Manchester walking to get a taxi with some other women, told the BBC: "I didn't see him, I didn't know I was being recorded. I can't believe I've been targeted in that way. He looked at me and thought 'yeah, I'll video them'." The person behind the filming appears to target young women wearing tight clothes or short dresses, focusing in particular on women who have been drinking. The videos tend to be posted on the same night they are taken.