About
A Creepshot refers to an image that has been photographed and uploaded online without the subject’s knowledge or consent.
Origin
Spread
2012 Reddit Controversy
Gawker’s ViolentAcrez Expose Controversy refers to an online dispute between Gawker’s staff writer Adrian Chen and community members of Reddit that erupted in October 2012, after the former wrote and ran a feature story exposing the identity of Reddit’s prominent moderator ViolentAcrez and his role as the curator of several controversial subreddit forums including /r/Jailbait.
External References
[1]Urban Dictionary – Creep shot