Protection against Fraud and Identity Abuse
3. Further explanations
3.5. Sexting
Sexting refers to the exchange of intimate, sexually explicit messages, pictures or videos over the Internet. Of course, this can take place consensually between the people involved. However, there are also cases where sexting has undesirable consequences and/or is also punishable. Here are some examples:
- Sextortion: scammers can use sexting messages or pictures to blackmail their victims. They threaten to publish the intimate content or send it to friends and family unless the victim pays money or complies with their demands.
- Dissemination without consent: In some cases, a person who has been involved in sexting shares the intimate content they have received without the other person's consent. This can lead to embarrassing or harmful situations and violate the privacy and well-being of the person involved.
Such dissemination is punishable by law, as is the dissemination of explicit content from minors.
In this context, consider possible risks. Above all, that you lose control over content shared on the internet.