You Are Not Alone
If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services now. Stop Online Abuse provides guidance and trusted pathways to help — see the disclaimer below.
If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services now.
You are not alone. Use the country selector below for emergency numbers, crisis lines, child-protection hotlines, and cybercrime reporting in your region.
Local help lines
Select your country for emergency numbers, crisis lines, child-protection hotlines, and cybercrime reporting.
- Emergency services
- Contact your local emergency number
- Suicide / self-harm crisis line
- Find a crisis line at findahelpline.com
- Child safety emergency
- Contact your national child-protection hotline
- Cybercrime / reporting
- Report to your national cybercrime service
- Image abuse help
- StopNCII.org (intimate image abuse)
Numbers shown are placeholders where marked and are kept up to date in our content system.
Report online abuse
For each situation: what to do first, what to save, where to report, and when to escalate.
Cyberbullying
- ① What to do first
- Don't engage; block; tell someone you trust.
- ② Evidence to save
- Screenshots, usernames, dates, URLs.
- ③ Where to report
- Platform report tools; school if involved.
- ④ When to escalate
- Threats of violence, persistent targeting, or a minor is involved.
Deepfakes / image abuse
- ① What to do first
- Don't blame yourself; act fast to limit spread.
- ② Evidence to save
- Screenshots, URLs, accounts, upload dates.
- ③ Where to report
- Platform takedown + image-abuse hotlines.
- ④ When to escalate
- Intimate/sexual images, a minor is depicted, or sextortion — contact police now.
Doxxing
- ① What to do first
- Lock down accounts; increase privacy settings; warn contacts.
- ② Evidence to save
- Posts exposing your info, URLs, usernames, timestamps.
- ③ Where to report
- Platform report; national cybercrime service.
- ④ When to escalate
- Home address shared, threats, or stalking.
Harassment
- ① What to do first
- Block; stop responding; document the pattern.
- ② Evidence to save
- Messages, profiles, dates, frequency.
- ③ Where to report
- Platform tools; employer/school if relevant.
- ④ When to escalate
- Threats, escalation, or off-platform contact.
Blackmail / sextortion
- ① What to do first
- Do not pay. Do not send more. You are not in trouble. Preserve everything.
- ② Evidence to save
- Messages, usernames, payment demands, profiles.
- ③ Where to report
- Police now + child-protection hotline if a minor; platform report.
- ④ When to escalate
- Always — treat as a crime and contact police.
Impersonation
- ① What to do first
- Report the fake account; warn your network.
- ② Evidence to save
- Fake profile URL, screenshots, your real account.
- ③ Where to report
- Platform impersonation report.
- ④ When to escalate
- Financial fraud, defamation, or ongoing harm.
Creator attacks (coordinated)
- ① What to do first
- Don't engage the swarm; enable filters; rally trusted moderators.
- ② Evidence to save
- Pattern evidence, ringleader accounts, timeline, hashtags.
- ③ Where to report
- Platform bulk-report; platform partner channels.
- ④ When to escalate
- Threats, doxxing, or off-platform escalation.
Platform abuse (general)
- ① What to do first
- Use the platform's reporting flow; escalate to a human if possible.
- ② Evidence to save
- Report reference numbers, screenshots.
- ③ Where to report
- Platform trust & safety.
- ④ When to escalate
- No response plus ongoing harm — contact external bodies.
Safety guides
What to do if you are being cyberbullied
You are not to blame. Read the steps, save your evidence, and reach the right help.
What to do if someone shares fake or intimate images of you
You are not to blame. Read the steps, save your evidence, and reach the right help.
What to do if you are being doxxed
You are not to blame. Read the steps, save your evidence, and reach the right help.
What to do if you are being blackmailed or sextorted
You are not to blame. Read the steps, save your evidence, and reach the right help.
What to do if your child is being targeted online
You are not to blame. Read the steps, save your evidence, and reach the right help.
What to do if you are a creator under coordinated attack
You are not to blame. Read the steps, save your evidence, and reach the right help.
Evidence checklist
Save evidence before you block, delete, or report — once it's gone, it's hard to recover.
- Screenshots of messages, posts, and profiles (show full context)
- URLs / links to the content and accounts
- Usernames / handles / profile IDs
- Dates and times (and timezone)
- The messages themselves (export if possible)
- Platform report references (ticket / case numbers)
- Witnesses (anyone who saw it)
- Do not delete the original evidence before you have saved copies
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