What should you do if a deepfake nude is going round?

What you'll practise

1. Year group chat

   Something gets shared in your year group chat. Decide what you do.

   Year 11 📚 · 87 members

   • Josh: yo have u lot seen the amira thing?? 👀
   • Josh shared a link.
   • Zain: wait is that real?
   • Sophie: def made with one of those ai apps
   • Josh: whatever, send it round 😂

   1. An AI-faked nude image of Amira is going round the year group chat. What do you do?

      • Have a quick look and send it to my best mate
        Almost. Every forward hurts Amira again, and with under-18s, sharing it is itself a crime. “Just one person” is still sharing.
      • Comment “lol that looks so fake”
        Almost. You want to show it's not real, but every comment keeps it going and gets more people to open the link.
      • Don't open it, don't forward it, and post in the group (Answer)
        Strong. You stop the chain and make it clear it's not okay. Others often follow.
        • You: that's fake and it's abuse. delete it, now. and don't send it on.
        • Zain: true, sorry. didn't send it to anyone
        • Josh: chill, it's not even real
        • Sophie: it still does real damage tho. stop it josh

   2. Chat with Amira

      You message Amira privately. What do you write?

      • “Hey, I saw what's going on. It's fake and it's not your fault. I'm here.” (Answer)
        Exactly right. More than anything, Amira needs to feel she's not alone.
        • You: hey, i saw what's going on. it's fake and absolutely not your fault. i'm here ❤️
        • Amira: i don't want to go to school anymore. everyone's seen it 😭
        • Amira: thanks for messaging
      • “Why do you have so many public photos anyway?”
        Almost. That sounds like Amira is partly to blame. The only people to blame are whoever made and shared the fake.
      • “Just ignore it, it'll blow over.”
        Almost. It's well meant, but Amira won't feel taken seriously. And it won't blow over while nobody reports it.

   3. Amira agrees that you should do something. What makes sense now?

      • Save the image so we've got evidence
        Almost. Please don't: saving or forwarding the image can itself be a crime, even “as evidence”. Note down who posted it, when and in which chat instead.
      • Report the post in the app and note who posted it, when and where (Answer)
        Right. Reporting helps stop the image, and your notes help adults and the police.
        • 🚩 Post reported. Group, time and sender noted, without saving the image.
      • Find out who did it and call them out publicly
        Almost. That can escalate things and put Amira even more in the spotlight. Leave that to adults and the police.

   4. This is too big to sort out alone. Who do you bring in?

      • Amira's parents and the head of year (Answer)
        Great. School and parents can involve the police and protect Amira.
        • You: shall we tell your parents and the head of year together? i'll come with you
      • A trusted teacher or the school counsellor (Answer)
        Great. They can help bring in parents and the police.
        • You: let's go and see the school counsellor tomorrow. she'll know what to do
      • Nobody, it'll only make it more embarrassing
        Almost. That feeling makes sense, but without adults the image can keep spreading. Getting help protects Amira.

   • Amira: okay. together. thank you 🙏
   • The school involves the police. The post is taken down.

2. What's true?

   Three questions that come up a lot.

   1. “It's not real, so it's not a problem.” Is that true?

      • No. For the person targeted, the harm is real. (Answer)
      • Yes, everyone knows it's AI.

   2. Is it a crime to make or share an image like this?

      • Yes. Sexual images of under-18s are illegal, even AI fakes. (Answer)
      • Only if you make money from it.
      • No, because it's not a real photo.

   3. It happens to you. What helps?

      • Report it, ask for it to be removed, tell an adult you trust (Answer)
      • Wait until nobody's looking at it anymore

3. What you can do

   Whether you see it or it happens to you: these steps help.

   ⛔ Don't open, don't share

   Never create, never forward, never save, not even “as evidence”. That's how you stop the chain.

   🚩 Report and remove

   Report it in the app. Report Remove (Childline and the IWF, UK) and Take It Down (NCMEC, US) help get images of under-18s removed.

   🤝 Support and tell

   Tell the person it's not their fault. Bring in a trusted adult; the school and police can act.

   💜 It happened to you?

   It's not your fault and you won't get in trouble. Talk to someone: Childline 0800 1111 (UK) or call or text 988 (US).