Online Predator Contact, Minor Sextortion, and Emergency Image Removal¶

Discovering that a child or teenager is being targeted by an online predator or blackmailed in a financial or sexual sextortion scheme is a terrifying crisis for any family. In recent years, organized international cybercrime syndicates and online predators have targeted millions of youths across Instagram, Snapchat, Discord, Roblox, TikTok, and gaming platforms, often using fake personas or AI-generated "nudify" deepfakes to demand money or additional photos under threat of leaking images to the child's school and followers. Acting in the first 30 minutes with unconditional emotional reassurance, zero ransom payments, legal evidence preservation, and cryptographic hash-blocking via NCMEC's Take It Down stops the extortion and protects your child's life.

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1. Reassure the child or teen immediately that they are NOT in trouble, that they are the victim of a crime, and that you will handle this together. Acute shame and fear of parental anger or school humiliation are the exact weapons extortionists use to drive teenagers into panic or self-harm within hours of the first threat. Say clearly: "You are safe, I love you, this is not your fault, and we are going to fix this right now."
2. Stop all communication with the blackmailer and NEVER pay a single cent, gift card, cryptocurrency transfer, or additional photo. Paying a financial sextortionist or sending "one last photo" never results in deletion; instead, it flags the child on the criminal syndicate's ledger as a compliant payer and triggers immediate, escalating demands for thousands of dollars more.
3. Preserve evidence of the predator's username, profile URL, payment handles, and chat text BEFORE blocking, but NEVER screenshot, forward, or email nude images of a minor. Photograph or screenshot the text threats, account handles, phone numbers, CashApp/Venmo/crypto wallet addresses, and full follower list, then block the predator and lock down or temporarily deactivate the child's social media accounts.
4. Generate an on-device cryptographic hash at TakeItDown.ncmec.org before deleting any explicit image from the child's phone. Operated by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), TakeItDown.ncmec.org converts the image or video into a digital fingerprint (hash value) directly on your device without the photo ever leaving the phone, so Meta (Instagram/Facebook), Snapchat, TikTok, OnlyFans, Pornhub, and Discord automatically block and delete any attempt by the blackmailer to upload or DM it.
5. Report the crime immediately to your national child exploitation clearinghouse and law enforcement. In the United States, file a report at NCMEC's CyberTipline (report.cybertip.org alo 1-800-843-5678) and call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (ic3.gov). In the United Kingdom, report to CEOP (ceop.police.uk). In Canada, report to Cybertip.ca. In Australia, report to the ACCCE (accce.gov.au).
6. Stay physically with your teenager for the first 24 to 48 hours and watch for acute mental health crisis signs. If a young person expresses hopelessness, self-harm, or suicidal thoughts, do not leave them alone; call your local xexlẽdzesi siwo wozãna kpata (911 in the United States and Canada, 112 across the European Union, 999 in the United Kingdom) or the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States and Canada).

Emergency triage workflow: minor sextortion and predator contact¶

Follow this step-by-step response path to protect the child emotionally, preserve evidence legally, and neutralize the blackmailer's hold over your child.

flowchart TD
    A["Online Predator Contact or Minor Sextortion Discovered"] --> B["Step 1: Emotional Stabilization: Reassure Child They Are Safe & Not In Trouble"]
    B --> C{"Is there an immediate physical threat or offline meeting planned?"}
    C -->|"Yes: Predator Knows Home/School Address or Is En Route"| D["Call Local Emergency Number (911/112/999) Immediately"]
    C -->|"No: Online Blackmail / Grooming / Sextortion"| E["Cease All Contact with Extortionist; Do NOT Pay Money or Send More Media"]
    E --> F["Document Text Threats, Profile URLs, & Payment Handles (NEVER Copy/Send Explicit Photos)"]
    F --> G["Run Explicit Files Through TakeItDown.ncmec.org On-Device Hash Portal BEFORE Deleting"]
    G --> H["Lock Down / Deactivate Child's Social Accounts & Block Extortionist"]
    H --> I["File Official CyberTipline Report (NCMEC / CEOP / Cybertip.ca) & FBI IC3 Report"]

Part 1: Psychological first aid: why teens hide sextortion and how to talk to them¶

According to alerts issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), and the Australian Federal Police (AFP), financial sextortion targeting minor boys and girls aged 11 to 17 is one of the fastest-growing cybercrimes in the world, and has led to dozens of tragic youth suicides, sometimes within 2 to 6 hours of the blackmailer's first message.

How the 20-minute sextortion trap works¶

Parents are often shocked at how quickly a smart, cautious teenager gets trapped. Modern sextortion rarely involves months of slow grooming; instead, organized overseas cybercrime rings ("Yahoo Boys" and automated extortion farms) run an industrial 20-minute script:

1. The Spoofed Approach (Minutes 0 to 5): An account posing as an attractive teenager of the same age (complete with stolen mirror selfies, tagged fake friends, and mutual school/local followers) sends a friendly DM on Instagram or Wizz/Yubo, then immediately asks to move the chat to Snapchat (where messages disappear and the victim feels safer).
2. The Screenshot Setup (Minutes 5 to 15): Before asking for a photo, the scammer silently screenshots the victim's entire Instagram "Followers" and "Following" list (including parents, classmates, sports teammates, and schools). Then the scammer sends a pre-recorded fake live video or photo (or offers a mutual trade) to coax the teen into sending a single shirtless or explicit photo, or even takes a completely clothed photo from the teen's profile and runs it through an AI "nudify" deepfake generator.
3. The Collage Shock (Minute 15 to 20): Within 30 seconds of receiving the photo, the mask drops. The scammer sends back a terrifying graphic collage showing the teen's explicit photo side-by-side with their face, their school's name, and screenshots of their actual classmates' and parents' Instagram accounts, along with a fake screenshot showing a group chat cursor hovering over the "Send" button, demanding $200 to $1,000 in Apple/Steam/Razer Gold gift cards, CashApp, Zelle, or Bitcoin within 10 minutes.

What to say (and what NEVER to say) when your child comes to you¶

When a child finally confesses that they sent a photo or are being blackmailed, their nervous system is in full fight-or-flight terror.

• NEVER say: "What were you thinking?", "Why would you ever send a naked picture to a stranger?", "Give me your phone, you're grounded for a year," or "Your college/sports career is ruined." Reacting with anger or taking away their lifeline guarantees that if the blackmailer contacts them again on a secondary app, your child will hide it from you.
• ALWAYS say:
  • "Thank you so much for telling me. Taking that step took huge courage, and the worst part is over now that I know."
  • "You did not do anything evil. Professional criminals tricked you using a script they run on thousands of teenagers every day. They are the criminals, not you."
  • "Even if the absolute worst-case scenario happens and a photo is sent to someone at school, life goes on, people forget, it is a crime to share it, and I will stand beside you 100 percent. Nothing on that phone is worth more than your life."

Recognizing traditional online grooming vs. rapid financial sextortion¶

While financial sextortion syndicates strike in 20 minutes for money, online sexual predators (groomers) often spend weeks or months building secret trust with a child aged 8 to 16 inside multiplayer games (Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft, Valorant, VRChat) and chat apps (Discord, Telegram, Snapchat, Kik, WhatsApp):

1. The 6 Stages of Online Grooming:
   • Target Selection & Friendship Forming: The predator watches public game lobbies or youth servers for a child who mentions feeling lonely, misunderstood by parents, or wanting in-game currency (Robux, . V-Bucks, . Discord Nitro).
   • Gift Giving & Love-Bombing: Sending the child digital gift codes, skins, or cash via CashApp/PayPal creates immediate guilt and pressure ("After everything I bought for you, you won't even turn your camera on for me?").
   • Platform Migration & Secrecy: Moving the child off a moderated game chat onto an encrypted or disappearing-message app (Discord DM, Telegram, Snapchat, or a hidden "vault" app disguised as a calculator on the child's phone) and driving a wedge between the child and their parents ("Your parents don't understand you like I do; if they see our chat they'll take your PC away").
   • Desensitization & Sexualization: Gradually introducing sexual jokes, Truth-or-Dare games, or adult pornography to normalize explicit requests before asking for the first "innocent" photo in swimwear or underwear.
   • Blackmail Maintenance (Coercive Control): Using the first mild photo as blackmail material to force the child to produce increasingly extreme videos on livestreams or meet in person.
2. Behavioral Red Flags Parents Should Watch For:
   • Rapidly switching tabs (Alt + Tab), tilting the phone screen away, or becoming panicked and defensive when a parent walks into the bedroom.
   • Receiving mysterious physical packages, food deliveries (DoorDash/UberEats), or unexplained digital currency (Robux, . Discord Nitro, new game skins) that you did not purchase.
   • Late-night voice or video calls from behind a locked bedroom door with someone whose voice sounds older or who refuses to appear on camera.

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Part 2: Legal evidence preservation without violating CSAM laws¶

Before you block the predator or deactivate your child's social media accounts, take 10 minutes to capture the digital evidence law enforcement needs to subpoena the platform and trace the extortionist, while strictly avoiding illegal reproduction of minor explicit imagery. For adult blackmail and general harassment steps, see online harassment, doxxing, and cyberbullying kple gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe agbegbegblẽnɔnɔ kple amedzidzedze le Internet dzi.

What to capture vs. what NEVER to capture¶

Why using a second phone to photograph the screen beats taking an in-app screenshot on Snapchat or Instagram¶

On Snapchat and Instagram Vanish Mode / View-Once DMs, pressing the phone's hardware screenshot buttons immediately sends an alert in the chat window telling the extortionist: "[Child's Name] took a screenshot of Chat." That alert often provokes an angry scammer waiting on the other end to retaliate immediately. Instead, turn on Airplane Mode briefly or use a parent's separate smartphone camera held above the child's phone screen to take clear photos of the text chat and profile URLs silently without triggering any in-app screenshot alert.

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Part 3: How to block image uploads worldwide using NCMEC's "Take It Down"¶

Before you delete the compromised photo or video off your child's phone, use the free, confidential, government-backed Take It Down service operated by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).

How TakeItDown.ncmec.org works (100% On-Device Privacy)¶

Many parents hesitate to use an online removal tool because they are understandably terrified of uploading their child's private photo to a website. Take It Down NEVER uploads your child's photo or video to NCMEC or to the internet:

HOW NCMEC "TAKE IT DOWN" PROTECTS PRIVACY (PHOTO NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE)
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 [Child's Phone] ---> 1. You select the explicit photo/video at TakeItDown.ncmec.org
       |
       +------------> 2. Browser runs a local algorithm ON YOUR PHONE to calculate
       |                 a 64-character alphanumeric "Hash" (e.g., PDQ / PhotoDNA)
       |                 [The actual photo file NEVER leaves your phone screen]
       v
 [NCMEC Secure Hash List] ---> 3. Only the anonymous number string is sent to NCMEC
       |
       +---> [Instagram / Facebook / Threads / WhatsApp (Meta)]
       +---> [Snapchat / TikTok / Discord / Yubo / Twitch]
       +---> [OnlyFans / Pornhub / MindGeek / Reddit / Google / Mega]
             (Platforms automatically scan and block any file matching that hash in <1 sec)

Step-by-step guide to hashing and blocking a minor's image (Real or AI-Generated)¶

1. Open https://takeitdown.ncmec.org inside the web browser on the device where the original photo or video is stored (works for anyone who was under 18 years old when the explicit photo or video was created, including AI-generated deepfakes of a minor).
2. Zi "Get Started" dzi eye nàɖo biabia 2 siwo ku ɖe dzedze ŋu (ɖo kpe edzi be ame si woɖe fia la mexɔ ƒe 18 haɖe o).
3. Tia nɔnɔmetata(wo) alo video(wo) tututu tso telefon la ƒe fotoɖemɔ̃ ƒe agbalẽ xatsaxatsa me:
   • Aɖaŋuɖoɖo: Ne ɖevia ɖo foto vovovo 3 alo sɛkɛnd 10 ƒe video klipi ɖa la, tia wo katã (siwo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe si wotso alo collage ne wodzrae ɖo ɖe mɔ̃a dzi hã le) ale be tɔtrɔ ɖesiaɖe naxɔ eya ŋutɔ ƒe cryptographic hash.
4. Lala sɛkɛnd 5 esime wò fon ƒe web-browser le akɔnta bum hash la le mia gbɔ, emegbe nàzi Submit dzi:
   • Xexlẽdzesiwo ƒe hash code koe woɖona ɖe NCMEC ƒe nyatakakadzraɖoƒe si le dedie, si woama enumake kple mɔ̃ siwo kpɔ gome le eme (Meta/Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Discord, Yubo, OnlyFans, Pornhub, X/Twitter, Reddit, kple cloud hosts).
5. Ke ne woɖe fotoa ɖa le ɖevia ƒe telefon dzi xoxo eye eƒe kɔpi le ame si tsɔ nya ɖe eŋu la koe ya ɖe?
   • Kpɔ telefon la ƒe "Wotutu Nyitsɔ laa" / Gbeɖuɖɔ ƒe albɔmɔ̃ le Fotowo ƒe dɔwɔnua me (iOS kple Android dzraa foto siwo wotutu ɖo ŋkeke 30) alo le eme Snapchat "Nye Ŋkuwo Ko" / Ŋkuɖodzinuwo gbã.
   • Ne faɛl la ƒe kɔpi si le teƒea megale ɖevia si le afi aɖeke o la, . TakeItDown.ncmec.org mateŋu awɔ local hash o, gake ele kokoko be nàtsɔ nyatakaka bliboa ade report.cybertip.org (NCMEC CyberTipline) eye nàgblɔ lã lénu la ƒe akɔnta tẽ le Instagram/Snapchat/Discord me, elabena mɔ̃awo ŋutɔ ate ŋu awɔ hash nɔnɔmetata la tẽ tso lã lénu la ƒe server-side chat logs me ne wonya ka nya ta zi ɖeka.

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Akpa 4: Nuƒolanɔƒea ƒe mɔxexe, akɔntabubu ƒe dɔmawɔmawɔ, kple akɔntabubu ƒe nyatakakadzraɖoƒewo¶

Ne èɖe foto lã lénu la ƒe nɔnɔmetata URL kple nuŋɔŋlɔ ƒe didiwo eye nèwɔ hash ɖe nyadzɔdzɔgblɔmɔnuwo dzi ko TakeItDown.ncmec.org, tso mɔ ɖesiaɖe si dzi wòle be amedzidzela la nato aɖo viwò alo wo xɔlɔ̃ siwo le suku gbɔ la ɖa.

Afɔɖeɖe ɖesiaɖe ƒe hadomenyatakakadzraɖoƒewo ƒe mɔxexeɖedɔléle nu¶

1. Ŋlɔ lã lénu la ƒe akɔntabubu le dɔwɔnua me HAFI nàxe mɔ na wo:
   • Zã mɔ̃a ƒe dɔwɔnu si le dɔwɔɖoɖoa me Nyatakaka -> Amamaɖeɖenuwɔna / Gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe Ŋutasẽnuwɔwɔ na Ðevi Sue / Amedzidzedze ƒe sisi le dzeɖoɖo ƒe ka tɔxɛa dzi. Nyatakaka tso dzeɖoɖo ƒe ka ŋu ɖoa gbedasi 30 mamlɛ siwo le server-side ƒe nyatakaka ɣaɣla aɖe ɖe mɔ̃a ƒe Trust & Safety Child Safety ƒuƒoƒoa tẽ (si ɖoa senyawo takpɔkpɔ ƒe agbalẽvi ɖe NCMEC le eɖokui si).
2. Xɔ mɔ na lã lénu la, emegbe Lock Down alo Temporarily Deactivate ɖevia ƒe akɔnta:
   • Nusitae mɔxexeɖedɔléle nu bɔbɔe mesɔ gbɔ o: Enumake gaxɔlawo wɔa burner account evelia (@username_2) be woagadi ɖevia ƒe asiléƒe ake.
   • Trɔ ɖevia tɔ @username handle keŋkeŋ, trɔ akɔnta la ɖe Ame ŋutɔ tɔ, ɖo "Amekae ate ŋu aɖo gbedasi ɖem / atsɔm akpe ɖe ƒuƒoƒo me dzeɖoɖowo ŋu" ɖe Ame aɖeke / Xɔlɔ̃wo Ko, ɣla Dzedzelawo/Dzidzelawo ƒe xexlẽdzesi, alo esi nyo wue nye be, **Trɔ akɔnta na ɖevia ƒe Instagram/Snapchat/TikTok akɔnta hena ɣeyiɣi aɖe hena kwasiɖa 2 va ɖo 4. Ne adzodala aɖe kpɔ be amesi ŋu wowɔ nuvevii ƒe akɔnta megali o ("Zãla si ŋu womekpɔe o") eye womate ŋu aƒo ka na amesi ŋu wowɔ nuvevii la abia ga o la, le gaxɔgbalẽvi siwo wu 90 le alafa me me la, ametafatafala la yia taɖodzinu bubu gbɔ enumake evɔ meɖea fotoa ɖe go gbeɖe o, elabena foto aɖe ƒe dodo bia agbagbadzedze, fiãa woƒe dzodoƒe ƒe akɔntabubuwo to platform automated CSAM bans dzi, eye wònana wozua ga zero zi ɖeka kadodo ku.
3. Xlɔ̃ nu dzilawo alo xɔlɔ̃ siwo dzi nèka ɖo ne tsi si le dodom ŋutɔŋutɔ:
   • Ne amedzidzela la ɖo nɔnɔmetata la ɖe Instagram alo Snapchat ƒuƒoƒo me dzeɖoɖo aɖe me ŋutɔŋutɔ kple eƒe sukuhati 5 alo 10 hafi woxe mɔ ɖe enu la, gblɔ na sukuhati mawo (alo wo dzilawo) enumake be: "Mègaʋu, screenshot, alo ɖo gbedasi ma ɖa o; ka nya ta tso dzeɖoɖoa ŋu be ɖeviwo zãe eye nàtutui enumake." Ðo ŋku edzi na ƒewuiviwo be woaɖo sukuhati sue aɖe ƒe nɔnɔmetata si dze ƒã ɖe wo, gɔ̃ hã nyatoƒoetoto, nye nuvlowɔwɔ gã aɖe.

Alesi nàwɔ dɔ kple viwò ƒe sukudzikpɔla kple sɔhɛwo ƒe dɔwɔnuwo dzikpɔla ne nɔnɔmetata aɖe kaka le suku¶

Ne lã lénu alo hati aɖe tsɔ foto aɖe si me kɔ alo deepfake si AI wɔ la do go ɖe sekɛndrisuku alo titinasuku ƒe ƒuƒoƒo me dzeɖoɖo me la, sekɛndrisuku hatiwo ƒe gomekpɔkpɔ ate ŋu akaka ɖe sukuviwo ƒe ha me le klass ƒe ɣeyiɣi eve me negbe ɖe nèƒo sukua ƒe belélename ƒe agbanɔamedzi si le se nu nu ƒu enumake:

1. Bia be woawɔ kpekpe kpata le ye ɖokui si kple Sukudzikpɔla, Takpɔkpɔ ƒe Kplɔla si Wotia (DSL) / Tanya IX ƒe Ðoɖowɔla, kple Sukua ƒe Dɔwɔnuwo Dzikpɔla (SRO) hafi woaƒo gaƒoƒo gbãtɔ:
   • Mègaɖo nɔnɔmetata la ɖe sukudzikpɔla aɖeke o. Tsɔ kpovitɔwo ƒe nyatakaka si woŋlɔ / NCMEC CyberTipline ƒe nufiame xexlẽdzesi kple sukuviwo ƒe asiléƒewo alo ƒuƒoƒo me dzeɖoɖo siwo me woda nɔnɔmetata la ɖo ƒe xexlẽdzesiwo ko ɖe asi.
2. Bia Sukudzikpɔla kple SRO be woaɖe suku bliboa ƒe dijitaal tsɔtsɔke kple womatsɔmatsɔ ayi teƒe bubuwo ƒe mɔfiame enumake:
   • Sukudzikpɔla bibiwo kple sɔhɛwo ƒe kpovitɔwo kpɔa gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe agbegbegblẽnɔnɔ ƒe nudzɔdzɔ siwo kaka tso hatiwo gbɔ gbɔ to gbeƒãɖeɖe si me kɔ, si me kɔ nyuie (si meyɔ amesi ŋu wowɔ nuvevii ƒe ŋkɔ gbeɖe o) si xlɔ̃a nu sukuviwo be ele be amesiame si axɔ ɖevi sue aɖe ƒe nɔnɔmetata si dze ƒã la natutui enumake evɔ maɖo eƒe screen alo aɖee afia o, eye be sukuvi ɖesiaɖe si awɔ AirDrops, text message, alo gbugbɔ aɖo nɔnɔmetata ma ɖe afima la adze ŋgɔ tohehe si wòle be woaxɔ nyanyra kple nuvlowɔwɔ CSAM ƒe nutsotsowo, esime sukuvi siwo va be woatutu gbedasi si woxɔ la ɖa le SRO gbɔ la dzea ŋgɔ tohehe zero.
3. Wɔ Suku ƒe Dedienɔnɔ kple Sukudede ƒe Dzeƒe ƒe Ðoɖo si woŋlɔ ɖi:
   • Wɔ ɖoɖo be viwòa natsɔ ŋkeke ʋɛ aɖewo ƒe dɔmawɔmawɔ taflatse ne ehiã, xɔ Hall Pass si ana wòaɖe afɔ ɖe sukua ƒe aɖaŋuɖola ƒe dɔwɔƒea ɣesiaɣi le sukuŋkekea me mɔɖeɖe mabia le klass la ŋkume o, eye nàbia tso sukudɔwɔlawo si be woama viwòa ɖa tso sukuhati ɖesiaɖe si kpɔ gome le fuɖenamea me gbɔ.

Xexeame katã ƒe sedzikpɔlawo & ɖeviwo takpɔkpɔ ŋuti nyatakakawo nana ƒe telefonkadodo siwo dziɖuɖua ɖo¶

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Kpɔ nyuie le "Instagram/Snapchat Gbugbɔgaxɔ Ameflulawo" ŋu le nyaŋuɖoɖowo me¶

Dzila ƒe kpekpeɖeŋunana kpata ƒe ɖaseɖigbalẽ na gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe agbegbegblẽnɔnɔ alo dzadzraɖo suesuesuewo¶

• Ka ɖe edzi na viwò enumake be ele dedie, wolɔ̃e, eye mele xaxa me o.
• Tsɔ kadodo ɖesiaɖe si le ame si tsɔ nya ɖe ame ŋu la nu eye mègaxe ga, nunana gbalẽvi, crypto, alo foto bubuwo gbeɖe o.
• Zã telefon fotoɖemɔ̃ evelia nàtsɔ aɖe foto lã lénu la tɔ @username, ameŋunyatakaka ƒe URL, CashApp/crypto gakotoku ƒe asiléƒewo, kple nuŋɔŋlɔ ƒe ŋɔdzidoname (nɔnɔmetata sue siwo dze ƒã ƒe kɔpi alo ɖoɖo ɖa gbeɖe o).
• Dzra hash si le mɔ̃a dzi le TakeItDown.ncmec.org for every compromised photo or video before deleting it.
• Report the predator's chat thread inside the app, then change the child's username and temporarily deactivate their social media accounts.
• File an official report with NCMEC's CyberTipline (report.cybertip.org), CEOP (ceop.police.uk), Cybertip.ca, or ACCCE (accce.gov.au) and your national police cybercrime center (ic3.gov).

Hardening a child's gaming and social media privacy settings after an incident¶

Once the immediate extortion or grooming threat has been reported and contained, configure these hardware and platform-level safety controls across the child's phone, tablet, and gaming PC:

• Turn off "Location Sharing" (Snap Map, Instagram Location Tags, Find My Friends with non-family): On Snapchat, set Snap Map to Ghost Mode (Until Turned Off) so predators and peers cannot track the child's home house number, bus stop, or school classroom in real time.
• Lock down Direct Messaging (DMs) on Discord, Roblox, and Instagram:
  • Discord: Go to User Settings -> Content & Social -> Turn OFF Allow direct messages from server members, set Message Requests filter ON, and set Who can add you as a friend to Friends of Friends (or turn it off completely during recovery).
  • Roblox: Go to Settings -> Privacy & Content Maturity -> Set Communication / Who can chat with me to No one (or Friends only for older teens) and enable a 4-digit Parent Account PIN so settings cannot be changed without you.
• Use OS-level Communication Safety and Screen Time controls (Apple iOS Family Sharing & Google Family Link): Enable Apple Communication Safety on iPhones and iPads, which uses on-device machine learning (with zero data sent to Apple) to automatically blur incoming or outgoing nude photos in Messages, AirDrop, and third-party apps while displaying a judgment-free "Get Help" button for the child.

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Nya siwo wobiaa amewo enuenu¶

Will my child be arrested or charged with a crime for taking or sending a nude photo of themselves if we report the blackmailer to the police?¶

No. Law enforcement agencies (including the FBI, DOJ, NCA/CEOP in the UK, RCMP in Canada, and AFP in Australia) explicitly recognize minors targeted by grooming or sextortion as crime victims, not perpetrators. Prosecutors and police child-exploitation units exist to pursue the predators and extortionists blackmailing children, and reporting a sextortion crime to NCMEC's CyberTipline or the FBI will never result in a child victim being prosecuted for being coerced into sending an image of themselves.

Do financial sextortion scammers usually follow through on their threat to send the photo to everyone if we refuse to pay and block them?¶

Le ganyawo ƒe gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe agbegbegblẽnɔnɔ ƒe nya akpa gãtɔ me la, ametafatafala siwo ŋu wowɔ ɖoɖo ɖo meɖea fotoawo ɖe go ne amesi ŋu wowɔ nuvevii la xe mɔ na wo fe maxe o ko. Ganyawo gbɔ kpɔkpɔ ƒe habɔbɔwo wɔa dɔ abe asitsaha siwo ƒoa ka na ame siwo le ga dim kabakaba ene; le nyateƒe me la, ɖevi sue aɖe ƒe nɔnɔmetata si dze ƒã dada ɖe Internet alo Snapchat dzi ʋãa PhotoDNA/CSAM detection algorithms siwo wowɔna le wo ɖokui si siwo xea mɔ na ametafakala la ƒe dzotɔtɔ ƒe akɔntabubu xɔasi siwo tsi la enumake, si wɔnɛ be ametafatafakala la bua woƒe dɔwɔnuwo esime wòkpɔa dɔlar zero ne wonya nya be amesi ŋu wowɔ nuvevii la megali o eye womate ŋu aɖo wo gbɔ o. To vovo na ema la, woɖea fu na amesiwo ŋu wowɔ nuvevii siwo xe dɔlar 50 gɔ̃ hã kwasiɖa geɖe eye wodzea ŋgɔ afɔku si lolo wu sã be woaɖe fu na wo enuenu.

Ke ne lã lénu la mexɔ vinye ƒe amamafoto ŋutɔŋutɔ gbeɖe o, gake ezã AI "nudify" dɔwɔnu aɖe le suku ƒe foto si sɔ dzi tso woƒe Instagram dzi ya ɖe?¶

Nuvlowɔwɔ ŋuti se kple NCMEC ƒe sewo siaa `TakeItDown.ncmec.org` woawɔ nu ɖe ɖevi sue siwo woate ŋu ade dzesii ƒe gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe gogloƒe siwo AI hena vɛ ŋu kpata abe foto ŋutɔŋutɔwo ene. Ðevi sue aɖe ƒe gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe agbegbegblẽnɔnɔ ŋuti nyatakaka (CSAM) si me woɖea foto ŋutɔŋutɔ le si AI wɔ (CSAM) alo eƒe alɔmeɖeɖe kplikplikpli siwo dzi womelɔ̃ ɖo o wɔwɔ, eƒe amesinɔnɔ, alo ŋɔdzidodo be woamae nye nuvlowɔwɔ gã aɖe le United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Europa Dukɔwo ƒe Habɔbɔ, kple Australia katã. Ne ame si tsɔ nya ɖe ame ŋu la ɖo alakpa nɔnɔmetata si AI wɔ la ƒe screenshot ɖe viwòa la, àte ŋu awɔ hash ɖe nɔnɔmetata ma tututu ƒe faɛl dzi `TakeItDown.ncmec.org` eyata mɔ̃wo xea mɔ nɛ le xexeame katã, eye wogblɔa gaxɔla la na CyberTipline (`report.cybertip.org`) kple FBI (`ic3.gov`).

Aleke mawɔ ana woaɖe Google Search ƒe nyatakaka alo ame bubuwo ƒe nyatakakadzraɖoƒe ƒe kadodo si ɖe vinye sue ƒe nɔnɔmetata fia la ɖa enumake?¶

Tsɔ kpe ɖe URL la ŋuti nyatakaka nana NCMEC ƒe CyberTipline (`report.cybertip.org`), Google naa agbalẽvi aɖe si woɖo ɖi na ame ɖekaɖeka siwo mexɔ ƒe 18 haɖe o ƒe nɔnɔmetatawo koŋ (alo nɔnɔmetata siwo woɖe esime womexɔ ƒe 18 haɖe o) ƒe nɔnɔmetatawo koŋ. Yi Google Search Help ƒe **"Ðe ɖevi suewo ƒe nɔnɔmetatawo ɖa le Google search results me"** biabia ƒe nyatakakadzraɖoƒe, tsɔ nɔnɔmetata ƒe URL siwo sɔ pɛpɛpɛ kple search results ƒe kadodowo ɖo ɖa, eye Google aɖe nɔnɔmetataawo ɖa le xexeame katã le Search kple Google Images me, ne fotoa me mekɔ o gɔ̃ hã.

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Wolé ŋku ɖe dzɔtsoƒewo ŋu¶

• Dukɔa ƒe Ðevi Bubuwo Kple Wo Ŋudɔwɔwɔ Ŋusẽkpɔƒe (NCMEC, United States): Take It Down (TakeItDown.ncmec.org) Cryptographic Hash-Sharing Platform, CyberTipline Nyatakakawo Ŋuti Ðoɖowo (report.cybertip.org), kple Ganyawo Gbɔkpɔkpɔ ƒe Mɔfiamewo na Dzilawo Kple Ƒewuiviwo.
• Dukɔa ƒe Numekuku Dɔwɔƒe (FBI) kple Dukɔa ƒe Dedienɔnɔ Ŋuti Numekuku (HSI, United States): Dukɔa ƒe Dukɔa ƒe Dedienɔnɔ Ŋuti Nuxlɔ̃ame le Ganyawo Gbɔkpɔkpɔ ƒe Ðoɖo siwo Woɖo Ðe Sɔhɛwo Ŋu Kple IC3 Kpeɖodziwo Takpɔkpɔ ƒe Dzidzenuwo.
• Dukɔa ƒe Nuvlowɔwɔ Dɔwɔƒe (NCA) CEOP Education and Internet Watch Foundation (IWF, United Kingdom): Ŋuɖoɖo na Internet dzi Dzadzraɖo, Sɔhɛwo Ðokuisi Nɔnɔmetata Madzemadzewo Triage, kple Nyatakaka Ðeɖeɖa ƒe Nyatakakadzraɖoƒe.
• Canada ƒe Ðeviwo Takpɔƒe (Canada): Cybertip.ca kple NeedHelpNow.ca Sɔhɛwo ƒe Gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe Nuwɔnawo Xɔxɔ Kple Hatiwo ƒe Nudede Nyawo Me ƒe Mɔfiamewo.
• eDedienɔnɔ ƒe Dɔdzikpɔla kple Australia ƒe Dɔwɔƒe si Tsi Tre Ðe Ðeviwo Zazã Ŋu (ACCCE, Australia): Sɔhɛwo ƒe Nɔnɔmetata Siwo Wotu Ðe Ŋutasẽnuwɔwɔ Ðeɖeɖa Kabakaba ƒe Ðoɖo kple Dzilawo ƒe Susuŋutinunya ƒe Kpekpeɖeŋu Gbãtɔ.

Mɔfiame siwo do ƒome kplii¶

• Internet dzi fuɖename, doxxing, kple Internet dzi anyrawɔwɔ
• Nyatakaka siwo mele se nu o kple esiwo gblẽa nu le ame ŋu ŋuti nyatakakawo nana le Internet dzi
• Gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe agbegbegblẽnɔnɔ kple amedzidzedze le Internet dzi
• Deepfake gbe ƒe nɔnɔmetata kple AI ƒe ameɖokuiwɔwɔ ƒe ametafatafa
• Susu ƒe lãmesẽkuxiwo ƒe kpekpeɖeŋunadɔ gbãtɔ
• Xexlẽdzesi siwo woatsɔ awɔ nudzɔdzɔ kpatawoe