Knowra Image-based sexual abuse Image-based sexual abuse Image-based sexual abuse is the creation or distribution of intimate images without the depicted person’s consent. It includes threats to share such images and can cause lasting personal and social harm.
Non-consensual pornography : The sharing or publication of sexually explicit images without the depicted person’s consent. This common label captures one distribution form, though it can obscure abuse beyond pornography.
Sexual privacy : A person’s ability to control access to information and imagery about their sexual life. Abuse violates control over intimate material, even when the image was initially made consensually.
Digital forensics : The collection and analysis of digital evidence using methods intended to preserve its integrity. Messages, URLs, and timestamps can help document how an image was created or distributed.
Consent : Voluntary agreement to a specific activity, given with capacity and without coercion. Consent to create or send an image does not automatically authorize its later disclosure.
Sextortion : Coercion that uses actual or threatened intimate images to demand money, sex, or other actions. Threats to release images turn possession into leverage over the depicted person.
Victim blaming : Attributing responsibility for harm to the person who experienced it rather than to the person who caused it. Blame over posing for or sharing an image can compound the original violation.
Content moderation : The enforcement of rules governing what users may post or access on an online service. Platform rules and reporting systems determine whether abusive images are removed or accounts restricted.
Generative artificial intelligence : Artificial-intelligence systems that generate new text, images, audio, or other content from learned patterns. Generative tools make realistic fabricated intimate images easier to produce and distribute at scale.
Cyberflashing : The unsolicited sending of sexually explicit images, often through digital messaging or nearby-device features. It involves non-consensual sexual imagery but differs from abuse of an image of the recipient.
Trauma-informed care : An approach to services that recognizes trauma’s effects and prioritizes safety, choice, and trust. Support can reduce further harm by respecting the affected person’s control and choices.
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