Prevention and Resources

Finding something in common. Telling personal stories. Sharing something just a little bit vulnerable and creating a bond. We all do this to build trust. But what if someone takes that trust to a place where we never want it to go?

Sextortion is when someone’s sexual imagery is used to extort them. Put simply, it’s when someone blackmails or threatens to expose another person’s sexual imagery to make that person do something they don’t want to do, like send more compromising photos, maintain contact, or send money.

Sextortion survivors want you to know that it can happen to anyone. Read the three pieces of advice they’d give to anyone being blackmailed for nudes.

We discuss how sextortion happens and what to do if it happens to you.

Building a safer digital world for kids requires more than cutting-edge technology. At Thorn, we believe youth voices and experiences are essential to building safer spaces online. That’s why we […]

At Thorn, we understand how perpetrators deliberately emotionally manipulate and misrepresent “love” to abuse their victims – often without them even knowing it.

Youth voices are essential to shaping a safer internet. After all, the internet is a place where kids explore their identities and make valuable connections — so it’s important that […]

Dr. Rebecca Portnoff, Head of Data Science at Thorn, shares more about her career and what working to defend children with tech is like.

Meet Jaylin: NoFiltr Youth Innovation Council alumni and first-year college student. In this interview, he speaks on the importance of digital wellbeing for youth, exploring your identity safely, and how to improve online spaces for more authentic connection.