The issue
Understand what is happening
Image-based abuse takes many forms. Knowing what you are dealing with is the first step to acting on it. Here is each one, in plain words.
Types of image-based abuse
Pick the one closest to your situation, or read them all.
See the glossary of terms →Non-consensual intimate images
Someone shares, or threatens to share, an intimate image or video of you without your consent.
Learn moreDeepfakes and AI-made images
A fake image or video made by AI to look like you, including nudes you never took.
Learn moreMorphed and edited images
An ordinary photo of you edited to look sexual or compromising.
Learn moreSextortion and blackmail
Someone threatens to leak your images unless you pay money or send more.
Learn moreDoxxing and impersonation
Your private details posted to harass you, or a fake profile pretending to be you.
Learn moreWhatever form it takes, you can act on it.
None of this is your fault, and none of it is something you have to sort out alone.