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Understanding Terms of Online Abuse.

Digital harm comes in many forms. On this page, we break down the key terms and frameworks we use to help youth, survivors, and families navigate the complex landscape of online safety and justice.

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Definitions

Deepfake Pornography or Digital Sexual Forgery

"Visual sexual content created using Artificial Intelligence. The technology can use deep learning algorithms that are trained to remove clothes from images of women, and replace them with images of naked body parts. Although they could also 'strip' men, these algorithms are typically trained on images of women." - Annenburg University of Pennsylvania 

Sextortion (Sexual Extortion)

"Threatening to distribute private and sensitive material featuring the child unless the child complies with some type of demand. Demands can involve a range of items, including but not limited to sharing additional images of a sexual or intimate nature, sexual favors, or money." - White Paper 2024 Safety by Design for Generative AI: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse by Thorn and All Tech Is Human 

Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)

"Visual depiction (image/video) of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor. Does not require that the material depict a child engaging in sexual activity. Covers lewd and lascivious content, as well as content with a focus on genitalia. N.B. The definition of minor will vary depending on your legal jurisdiction."  - White Paper 2024 Safety by Design for Generative AI: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse by Thorn and All Tech Is Human 

Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence

"Technology-facilitated gender-based violence, or TFGBV, is an act of violence perpetrated by one or more individuals that is committed, assisted, aggravated and amplified in part or fully by the use of information and communication technologies or digital media, against a person on the basis of their gender." - United Nations Populations Fund

Re-victimization

"The furthering of trauma experienced by victims of child sexual abuse when a victim faces any sexual abuse or assault subsequent to a first abuse or assault. This can include recirculation of original abuse imagery, development of novel images using the child’s likeness, and stalking (online and off), among other experiences." - White Paper 2024 Safety by Design for Generative AI: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse by Thorn and All Tech Is Human

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