Sextortion

Sextortion is coercion that uses threats to disclose intimate images or information to demand money, sexual acts, or other concessions.

Image-based sexual abuse: Abuse involving the creation, sharing, or threatened sharing of intimate images without consent. Sextortion is one form of image-based sexual abuse, distinguished by coercive demands.
Financial sextortion: Sextortion in which perpetrators demand money, often threatening to publish intimate images. This common pattern turns disclosure threats into demands for payment.
Trauma-informed care: Care that recognizes trauma's effects and prioritizes safety, choice, and empowerment. These principles guide support that avoids blaming people targeted by sextortion.
Deepfake pornography: Pornographic imagery that uses synthetic media to depict people without their consent. Fabricated sexual images create new material for threats even without authentic intimate photos.
Non-consensual pornography: The distribution of intimate images without the depicted person's consent. Threats to distribute these images often supply sextortion's leverage.
Sexual coercion: Pressure or force used to obtain sexual activity without freely given consent. Sextortion can demand sexual acts instead of money or other concessions.
Suicide prevention: Strategies and services intended to reduce suicide and support people at risk. Severe distress after threats or image exposure can make urgent, compassionate support vital.
End-to-end encryption: Encryption that allows only communicating endpoints to read message contents. It protects private communication while complicating evidence access in some investigations.
Phishing: A deceptive attempt to obtain sensitive information by impersonating a trusted person or organization. Some perpetrators use phishing to obtain passwords or private material for blackmail.
Cybercrime: Criminal activity carried out through or targeting computers and digital networks. Online sextortion is a form of cybercrime that exploits networked communication.

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