2024年,对十几岁青少年的性勒索在深层假象的推动下猛增,导致死亡和保护不足,尽管技术公司做出了努力。 Sextortion against teens surged in 2024, fueled by deepfakes, leading to deaths and inadequate protections despite tech company efforts.

针对青少年的性勒索在全球激增,2024年有55 000多份美国报告,比三年平均数增加了一倍以上,联合王国每月有110例。 Sextortion targeting teens has surged globally, with over 55,000 U.S. reports in 2024—more than double the three-year average—and 110 monthly cases in the UK. 受害者,包括因自杀死亡的17岁的Gavin Guffey,被利用深层假象技术和被操纵的图像加以利用。 Victims, including 17-year-old Gavin Guffey, who died by suicide, are exploited using deepfake technology and manipulated images. 尽管Meta删除了63 000个与尼日利亚有关的性勒索账户,并大量投资于安全,但批评者说,保护仍然不足。 Despite Meta removing 63,000 sextortion-linked accounts tied to Nigeria and investing heavily in safety, critics say protections remain inadequate. Snapchat声称零容忍与快速行动, 而互联网观察基金会等组织则提供报告及删除自发内容的工具, Snapchat claims zero tolerance and swift action, while organizations like the Internet Watch Foundation offer tools to report and remove self-generated content, though encrypted platforms pose challenges. 家庭在寻求司法正义方面继续面临障碍,数据删除以及获得技术公司记录的机会有限阻碍了调查。 Families continue to face obstacles in seeking justice, with data deletion and limited access to tech company records hindering investigations.