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Image-Based and Sexual Online Abuse

Offenses of using sexual images and threats online, including sextortion, sending unwanted explicit images, faked pornographic images made by artificial intelligence and sharing intimate images to shame a former partner. An offense belongs here when the definition is an intimate image or sexual threat. It excludes general online harassment. Entries placed here are Sextortion, Cyberflashing, Deepfake Pornography and Revenge Porn.

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Sextortion (Wikipedia)
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Sextortion (a portmanteau of sex and extortion) employs non-physical forms of coercion to extort sexual favors from the victim.
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Deepfake pornography (Wikipedia)
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Deepfake pornography is generative AI pornography created by altering existing photographs or videos, using deepfake technology, to modify the appearance of the depicted individuals, typically without consent.
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Cyberflashing (Wikipedia)
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Cyberflashing involves sending obscene pictures to strangers online, often done through Bluetooth or AirDrop transfers between devices.
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Revenge porn (Wikipedia)
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Revenge porn is the distribution of sexually explicit images or videos of individuals without their consent, with the punitive intention to create public humiliation or character assassination out of revenge against the victim.
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