Sextortion's Dark Web: How Tech Fails Young Men (and Everyone Else) Australia's online safety regulator eSafety has released a transparency report that reveals the tech industry's inability to protect its users from sextortion.
The numbers are alarming, with over 2,000 complaints of sexual extortion made between July and December 2025, with men aged 18 24 accounting for nearly 800 reports.
Instagram and WhatsApp were the most frequently cited platforms used by perpetrators.