Blackmailers are taking ordinary photos and videos of young people and using AI to twist them into fake or embarrassing images, then using those to threaten them. The pictures aren’t real, but the threats are — and the goal is to scare you into paying or sending more.
The move
If someone threatens you with an image, don’t pay or panic — block them, screenshot the threat, and tell a trusted adult straight away.
Practise it: Spot the Fake →
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