ULPT Request: How to handle someone threatening to share intimate pictures of me online?
Posted by throwaway3728284@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 26 comments
He wants to “run me off Twitter” in his own words. He’s just a creep on a power trip, I’ve spoke to him online for years and he’s started doing this to girls recently. I used to be very active on there years ago, now I have a locked down account I also stopped posting on a year ago with a few followers, so my reputation isn’t something I’m particularly bothered about, other than incriminating conversations we’ve had that he could post screenshots of, and the intimate pictures I wish I never sent. I don’t want my kinks getting out there.
He’s done this to multiple other girls, but I’m afraid if I’m too stubborn to delete my account, he’ll up to posting screenshots, which Twitter wouldn’t be quick to act on if that was the case. The only reason I still have that account is to interact with shit I like, the most I do on there is like. I’m afraid to block him etc as that may trigger him. Do I just suck it up, delete the account and make a fresh one he doesn’t know about? I’m selfish about my algorithm being quite tailored to me. He knows too much about me but luckily not my surname, people I know, where I work. Twitter/X is so slow to act.
I know little information about him, I believe he’s changed the phone number he once had. The Snapchat I had for him is gone. Do I just let him win?
So I have reported what he’s done so far to X but he either deletes it or nothing happens.
TIA for advice.
Porking_vegans@reddit
Leak them first. Always beat them to the punch.
throwaway3728284@reddit (OP)
Haha, I could do, couldn’t I?
Jellyrollz77@reddit
in the early 2000's, i photoshopped his face on a guy that was doing a dead cow that i screenshotted from a gore site. like... a lot of them. my "ex" took a few pictures of me that i wasnt aware of and showed his friends. he said it would make it online. after i sent him that folder of very good photoshopped pictures, my pictures did not make it online.
throwaway3728284@reddit (OP)
I no longer have access to any pictures of him. Or I’d absolutely fuck around with photoshopping/AI image generator. But I’m glad to hear that worked out for you. 🩵
Relevant_Theme_468@reddit
Ghost and delete any profiles on SM before creating new ones. The algorithm is going to quickly rebuild the feed for you, that's the smallest issue here. Getting the creep as far from you and as quickly as possible is priority number one. You mentioned the compromised photos Involve your somewhat kinky passions, know it's hard to separate who you are from those parts of your life. Instead avoid those things that he knows about. Take time to explore your other passions - ones that are not known to him. Good luck OP
throwaway3728284@reddit (OP)
I think it’s the fact that I’m giving him what he wants. He wants me off Twitter. I’m lucky he doesn’t have my other social media’s. I shouldn’t have to delete my profiles, he shouldn’t be allowed to post them.
Relevant_Theme_468@reddit
No you shouldn't have to but consider your personal safety. This nutjob sounds more than a bit unstable.
Plasma_Cosmo_9977@reddit
At the very least keep detailed records of your communications. A log of phone calls, as detailed as possible, if not recorded. Screenshots of your texts and/or other social media exchanges. Stack as much evidence as possible. That's all I have, hopefully others here will guide you with what to do with the rest. Be well and good luck.
Domnomicron@reddit
I may be mistaken, but I think he would be violating revenge porn laws by doing this. You may want to look into that.
throwaway3728284@reddit (OP)
Thank you, I will.
cville5588@reddit
Realistically who is he exposing this info to? Twitter has millions of users. The chance of someone close to you "uncovering" these posts is slim. Sadly this is why it's sketchy to send pics to people online. They are just trying to scare you and have no ability to damage you compared to how you are damaging yourself by being concerned with the consequences of his actions. Just block him and bail.
throwaway3728284@reddit (OP)
True, true.
InkiePie39@reddit
I mean it’s possible you could involve the authorities or the legal system in some way.
When this happened to me I just ignored them. They didn’t even post the pictures which was the most pathetic part.
TheGuyThatThisIs@reddit
My sister was stalked online for several years by a creep who was her janitor for a few months in college. They were the same age so she invited him to her party. He stole her underwear and started a huge campaign to harass her. AI generated nudes alongside messages like “I’m never going to stop so just kill yourself whore”
Anyway the whole reason I know who it is is that he forgot to turn on his VPN or whatever one time and he got arrested this week. All his electronics got seized (which you just know has more crimes on it) and he’s immediately looking at one 5 year count, probably getting a whole handful of identical charges. FBI did the whole investigation.
sam8988378@reddit
Elon Musk's Xitter doesn't care about porn, even revenge porn. The only time I've seen them act quickly was suspending the account of someone who doxed Russian trolls.
MinivanPops@reddit
Can you find them in real life?
Find some criminals. They're not hard to find if you know where to look. Tell them your story, straight up, give them a couple thousand dollars to go threaten this guy. Tell them to threaten to break his thumbs if those pictures make it online.
You probably won't ever have to follow up with that threat.
You can come up with even more money if you find some other people who he's threatened to do this to. Five grand buys a lot of muscle. And they would probably enjoy this, given what he's planning on doing.
CremeCafeMousse@reddit
I laughed way too hard reading this 😂😂😂
Cexitime@reddit
Fuck his dad, move in, become step mum and then threaten to throw his ass on the street if he doesn't cut the shit.
SprinklesDependent12@reddit
Perfect comment for this fake post. Because if you're actually worried about it, you would just delete it. Plus, what unethical tip is actually going to help with this. Karma farming hoe's.
Much_Tree_4505@reddit
You can always claim it was an AI-generated pic
If you don't have many Twitter followers, just make a new account, Twitter's been trash both before and after Musk took over anyway
You can also report him to the police
Playful-Tumbleweed10@reddit
There are so many ai photo creation tools you could use now to blast out photos of him doing insane, immoral, and just plain abhorrent things - think pedophilia, beastiality, etc. Eye for an eye. He violates your privacy, you violate his.
NekoBerry420@reddit
Extremely dangerous to do, OP could get reported for creating those images. I don't know what the laws are on AI genned CP but I don't think it's worth the risk
Gunether@reddit
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
Playful-Tumbleweed10@reddit
I think a warning about an eye for an eye could be appropriate in this case. Carefully placed ai photo in his inbox.
Trapasaurus__flex@reddit
(ELPT) Have you responded yet?
Idk the situation, but if you haven’t yet don’t respond. Nothing takes the wind out of an aggressors sails like not knowing if they heard you or not. Report them like another user said, and try to keep any public activity down for a while. Someone like this is trying to evoke a reaction, it won’t help them by revealing things about you if they do not think you ever saw their messages/request.
Ozmorty@reddit
You don’t need ULPT. Chances are you have real and serious tools to help: https://cybercivilrights.org/ccri-safety-center/