New study shows 1 in 7 people have been victims of sextortion – and AI is making it worse

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:12:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/new-study-shows-1-in-7-people-have-been-victims-of-sextortion-and-ai-is-making-it-worse-284954>

"The Australian eSafety Commissioner recently launched a new campaign to raise
awareness of sexual extortion, or “sextortion”. Targeted primarily at men, the
campaign features AI-generated videos of attractive women attempting to lure
men into financial scams.

It’s responding to a growing problem – this form of image-based abuse is being
reported more and more all over the world.

We recently surveyed more than 16,000 respondents across ten countries. We
found one in seven (14.5%) adults have experienced sextortion, while 4.8%
admitted to being a perpetrator."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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