Self-generated content (sexting) sharing has become ever-increasingly normative behavior for youth. This behavior can lead to Sextortion scams where offenders obtain explicit content and then pressure the victim to send money or send additional explicit content. Financial sextortion has become a significant danger for our youth, especially boys, and new sextortion concerns are now arising with advancing technology. Sextortion threats can cause shame, fear, and confusion and have led some victims to suicidal behaviors. This presentation will identify tactics used to target victims, discuss important response messages to victim disclosures, and will focus on awareness and preventative messaging to help provide protective factors for youth.
Learning Objectives:
Define self-generated content, define forms of sextortion
Explain sextortion tactics and their impact on victims
Identify self-generated content and sextortion prevention messaging
