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EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

If the online harassment you are experiencing has escalated to immediate threats of harm against you, your coworkers, your friends, or your family, we recommend that you contact local authorities as soon as possible. The most appropriate place to start is with your local law enforcement agency.

For online, most social media platforms have reporting functions but response times are rarely fast enough to address immediate threats or concerns. Go to our Get it Removed section to learn how to remove content from various social media platforms.

You may also contact a takedown or shut down service to try to remove content, photos, and videos. We recommend DMCA. Their team will takedown fraudulent websites, personal pictures and videos, or we will empower you with the tools to do it yourself.

For Immediate Help

  • CCRI Crisis Helpline If you are a victim of non-consensual pornography that resides in the US, call their toll-free helpline anytime for support and advice:
  • Crash Override Network provides crisis support and assistance to the targets of online harassment. They also engage in community outreach and education.
  • Heartmob from Hollaback provides real-time support to people being harassed online
  • Trollbusters is a global, collaborative campaign project dedicated to helping journalists that are under attack.
  • iCanHelpLine is a social media helpline for schools.
  • StopBullying.gov provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying.
  • Facepinpoint.com FacePinPoint is the only Face Recognition platform dedicated to Pinpoint your intimate pictures which have been illegally published online, without your consent. We make it a point of honor to secure the full search process with our tailor-made Face Recognition Two-factor authentication process. This guarantees that only you can search for your images.
GUIDES

These guides, which vary in scope, have been written by experts in security, digital privacy, and gender-based violence. They are informed directly by the experiences of people who have themselves been the targets of online harassment and abuse.

As a basic security practice, you should always use two-factor authentication, review your online profile regularly and set your browser preferences to “do not track.” Smart Privacy’s Privacy Test is a great way to start.

 

ORGANIZATIONS
  • Cyber Civil Rights Initiative is a clearinghouse for information about non-consensual photography/pornography. CCRI supports victims and victim advocates, referring pro or low bono services to help them regain control of their search results and lives, and supports the passage of updated legislation.
  • Digital Rights Foundation, based in Pakistan, aims to strengthen protections for human rights defenders (HRDs), with a focus on women’s rights, in digital spaces through policy advocacy & digital security awareness-raising.
  • National Network to End Domestic Violence and SafetyNet Project: NNEDV’s Safety Net Project focuses on the intersection of technology and intimate partner abuse and works to address how it impacts the safety, privacy, accessibility, and civil rights of victims.
  • Online Abuse Prevention Initiative studies and analyses abuse patterns, creates  anti-harassment tools and resources, collaborates with key tech companies seeking to better support their communities
  • Tactical Technology Collective provides information and supports innovative digital technologies created by advocates and activists worldwide.
  • Take Back the Tech is a global, collaborative campaign project. works to take control of technology to end violence against women.
  • All Rise is established for the purpose of calling out cyber bullying, cyber trolling and cyber stalking for what they truly are – cyber abuse.
  • Without My Consent is seeking to combat online invasions of privacy. Without My Consent empowers victims of egregious online privacy violations to lead the fight against online harassment.
  • End Cyber Bullying is designed to combat cyberbullying in this modern age.
  • STOMP Out Bullying is dedicated to reducing and preventing bullying, cyberbullying, sexting and other digital abuse, educating against homophobia, racism, and hatred, and deterring violence in schools, online and in communities across the country.
  • The Cybersmile Foundation is an anti cyberbullying non-profit organization, committed to tackling all forms of digital abuse and bullying online, and works to promote diversity and inclusion by building a safer, more positive digital community.
  • Megan Meier Foundation supports and inspires actions to end bullying, cyberbullying and suicide.
  • Connect Safely is dedicated to educating users of connected technology about safety, privacy, and security.
  • Cyberbully 411 is an effort to provide resources for youth who have questions about or have been targeted by online harassment.
  • The Cyberbullying Research Center is dedicated to providing up-to-date information about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents.
  • The Enough Is Enough (EIE) mission is to make the Internet Safer for Children and Families.
  • The Family Online Safety Institute is an international, non-profit membership organization that identifies and promotes best practice, tools and methods in the field of online safety, through the development of public policy, technology, education and special events.
  • Internet Matters helps parents to keep their children safe online.
  • Keep Children Safe Online (KCSO) is a non-profit organisation aimed at children, parents and teachers to help further educate them on the importance of internet safety.
  • The National Cyber Security Alliance educates and empowers its global digital society to use the Internet safely and securely.
  • The Audrie Pott Foundation provides anti-cyber bullying presentations to schools, art and music scholarships, and grants for school therapists.
SUPPORT GROUPS

 

  • Being Unbeatable How to change your mindset from Victim to Survivor (without expensive counseling) in just 4 weeks.
    How to become an empowered survivor and start living the life you love with domestic violence survivor Vivian McGrath. www.beingunbeatable.com
  • The BADASS army www.BadassArmy.org is a grassroots campaign against revenge porn, focused mostly on the United States. Founded by victims, for victims, they take a vigilante approach to battling image abuse- they offer tech support to help victims get their image down while preserving evidence in order to create consequences for whomever shared the photo. They also offer legal help and peer emotional support within a safe environment, free from judgement. They are self described as “the coolest group that none of us ever wanted to join.” The BADASS (Battling Against Demeaning and Abusive Selfie Sharing) Army can be reached by messaging their public Facebook page at Twitter , or through email: katelyn@badassarmy.org. Victims are encouraged to reach out through these channels to gain access to the private group.
  • The March Against Revenge Porn. www.MarchAgainstRevengePorn.org is an internationally-acclaimed cyber civil rights organization dedicated to combatting the unlawful practice of revenge porn and image abuse through federal lobbying, cyber-sex education, media advocacy, victim support services & a series of nationwide protest marches. MARP is the first organization of it’s kind – founded by a young, queer victim for marginalized victims everywhere.
HELP WITH ADDICTION

Some people turn to drugs, alcohol and other addictive behaviors to try to cope with becoming a victim of cyber harassment.
Addiction Treatment Services is an organization dedicated to providing comprehensible and reliable information regarding various aspects of substance abuse and addiction. Our content includes Resources for Teens, High School, College, LGBTQIA,  Nurses, Veterans, and Resources by State.

You can learn more about them and their services at Addiction Treatment Services.

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