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Stopping Sextortion with Cats! (PSA)

"Stop Sextortion" -- Thorn, 2017, 1:28 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7cwR2G-5Ng

The most adorable public service announcement you've ever seen about sextortion, a form of extortion where the perpetrator threatens to share your nude photos (sexts). Since the majority of undergraduates have sexted at least once in their lifetime, is important to make them aware of this issue and the available avenues of support if they should find themselves being victimized. 

From the video's description: "Thorn’s Stop Sextortion campaign and PSA, narrated by Shay Mitchell, seeks to increase awareness about sextortion, destigmatize the issue, and encourage individuals to reach out for help and support their friends. Learn more at www.stopsextortion.com. Young kids today are experiencing sextortion — the threat to share intimate images to get them to do something — and it can be so isolating and scary that most kids don't say anything to anyone". #FriendsFirst #NoShame