Tuesday, February 7, 2023 is Safer Internet Day.  The main topic this year is highlighting the issue of Sextortion, focusing on financial sextortion and the importance of kids knowing they can always get help. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) is hosting a Webinar (open to the public): Self-Generated Content and Sextortion Awareness and Prevention being held online today at 2pm. Self-Generated Content (sexting) sharing has become ever increasingly normative behavior for youth. This behavior can lead to Sextortion scams where offenders obtain explicit content and then pressure the victim to send money or send additional explicit content. Financial sextortion has become a significant danger for our youth, especially boys, and is often perpetrated by organized crime groups in Nigeria or the Ivory Coast. These threats can cause shame, fear and confusion and have led some victims to suicidal behaviors. This presentation will identify tactics used to target victims and will focus on awareness and preventive messaging to help provide protective factors for youth. Registration for the webinar can be found at https://icactaskforce.org/training/TRI0359792/self-generated-content-and-sextortion-awareness-and-prevention.