According to a survey conducted in December 2022, 66 percent of computer users in Japan neither knew the term nor the meaning of sextortion. The term is a portmanteau of "sex" and "extortion." It refers to a form of extortion involving sex, either in the form of sexually explicit material that is used to coerce victims, or by an abuse of power with the aim of extorting sexual favors.
Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022
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Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (February 16, 2023). Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. (2023). Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan. "Share of Computer Users Who Know about Sextortion in Japan as of December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Share of computer users who know about sextortion in Japan as of December 2022 [Graph], Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321635/japan-awareness-of-sextortion-among-computer-users/