Nude Marine Photo Scandal: Illicit Content From Facebook Moves To Secret Snapchat Channels, Report Says

The U.S. Marine Corps nude photo-sharing community that was previously using a private Facebook page to share illicit images of (mostly) female service members has now moved to secret channels on Snapchat, a new report said Monday. The move comes after the Facebook page used by U.S. Marines and others were shut down after an investigation was launched into the scandal last month.

Many of the 30,000-odd users of the former Facebook page, which was called Marines United, have moved to other platforms, including porn websites, Instagram, AnonIB, Dropbox and, most recently, Snapchat, according to Vocativ.com. This came to light after a Snapchat account called ‘wooknationx4' was found hosting nude images of male and female U.S. service members.

"This behavior hurts fellow Marines, family members, and civilians. It is a direct attack on our ethos and legacy. It is inconsistent with our Core Values, and it impedes our ability to perform our mission," Marine Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green said about the scandal.

Read: What To Know About The Nude Marine Photo Scandal

In March, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller told the Senate Armed Services Committee that new rules were being implemented to prevent another nude photo scandal.

“Marines must never engage in commentary or publish content on social networking platforms or through other forms of communication that harm good order and discipline or that bring discredit upon themselves, their unit, or the Marine Corps,” one of the guideline reads. “In other words, Marines should think twice before engaging in questionable online activities, and must avoid actions online that threaten the morale, operational readiness and security, or public standing of their units, or that compromise our core values.”

Following the Marine Corps issuing new guidelines, the Air Force also took a similar move and specifically cautioned against controversial or potentially defamatory posts on social media.

"This scandal is out of control and the Department of Defense needs to get a handle on it immediately," Sen. Kristin Gillibrand of New York told USA Today in a statement last month. "Congress needs to demand accountability from the chain of command as to how so many service members, both women and men now, could be so easily exploited. Commanders have told us for decades that they can handle these issues, clearly they cannot, and Congress should step up and do its job and bring professionalism and accountability to the military justice system that has ignored predators for far too long.”