What is sextortion?
Sextortion is when someone threatens to expose a sexual image or video of you to make you pay or provide more sexual content, or for other reasons, such as revenge or humiliation.
I’m being sextorted - what should I do?
New Zealand Police has put together some advice for those affected by sextortion:
- Netsafe has lots of advice on their website if you or someone you know has been a victim of sextortion:
- You can also visit the No Filtr website for more information:
Report sextortion
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sextortion you can report it to the following organisations:
- Submit a report to New Zealand Police via their 105(external link) reporting line
- Submit a report to Netsafe or reach out for advice by free texting ‘Netsafe’ to 4282, free phoning 0508 NETSAFE (0508 638 723) or emailing help@netsafe.org.nz
Test your knowledge and skills!
Can you spot the catfish? Do you know how to respond to inappropriate messages? Can you spot potential red flags in a message? Check out the below quizzes by No Filtr to test your knowledge:
- Find the Exit: Double Catfish(external link)
- Find the Exit: Influencer to Follower(external link)
- Find the Exit: Friend to Friend(external link)
- What’s your POV(external link)
- Find the Exit: A Romantic Interest(external link)
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children recently launched ‘No Escape Room’, an interactive experience that shows what it feels like to get caught in online sextortion. Check out the experience below and see if you can find a way out before it’s too late:
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - No Escape Room(external link)