The resources have been published by the NSPCC’s Childline and include an information guide and a new film aimed at young people and featuring an AI-generated image challenge.
During 2023/24, Childline provided more than 900 counselling sessions for young people relating to blackmail or threats to share sexual images online.
The campaign – entitled Behind the Screen – warns: “Some young people were being exorted for money after someone they’d met online threatened to release sexual images or videos of them, including ‘fake nudes’ created by the offenders.”
It adds: “With this campaign we specifically want boys and young men to know that it is okay to reach out and that Childline is a place for them.”
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