{"id":2002,"date":"2025-08-13T14:25:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T18:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ekloweb.com\/?post_type=boite-a-outils&p=2002"},"modified":"2025-12-30T12:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:10:55","slug":"sextortion","status":"publish","type":"boite-a-outils","link":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ca\/en\/boite-a-outils\/sextortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Sextortion"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Many parents worry about their teen\u2019s safety on the Internet. While digital technology has many benefits for young people, it\u2019s not completely risk-free. Unfortunately, some people use the Internet to perpetrate crimes against teenagers. Sextortion, a form of sexual blackmail, is one such crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Canada\u2019s National Tipline for Reporting the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children<\/a>, sextortion is when someone threatens to send a sexual image or video of the person to other people if they don\u2019t pay them or provide more sexual content. Sextortionists use several methods to acquire these sexual images or videos. Sexually explicit content may be sent willingly or unwillingly by teenagers, or it may be obtained without their knowledge, in particular during webcam chats. While the sextortion cases reported in the media are often perpetrated by strangers, a teenager might also know the individual who is sextorting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sextortion can affect all teenagers, regardless of their gender, sex, sexual orientation or ethnocultural background. Teens who have fallen victim to sextortion may feel guilty or ashamed, even though it\u2019s not their fault. Many won\u2019t ask for help because they\u2019re afraid of being judged. Some teens may also witness or commit sextortion themselves. Several steps can be taken to prevent and combat this issue. And as a parent, you have a major role to play!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n

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Cybertip.ca<\/a> reports a 150% increase in sextortion incidents involving teenagers between December 2021 and May 2022.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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