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Walk It Through: The Photo That Was Shared

A private photo sent in trust, a group chat, a demand for money to take it down, and the crime in each.

After a breakup, an adult learns a private photo sent to a former partner is circulating in a group chat.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

An adult's image shared by a former partner. Images of minors, platform takedown processes and civil claims for damages are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.