Online Sexual Violence in Egypt
Documenting and Analyzing Incidents of Online Sexual Coercion and Extortion (2019-2022)
Financial gain motivated 56.8% of incidents, while sexual motives were evident in 12.4%. 3.5%
aimed solely at damaging reputations.
Stated motivation behind OSCE
56.8%
2.4%
1.2%
Wanting
a
Relationship
back
Revenge
for a
Divorce/
Breaking up
12.4%
1.8%
Wanting
a
Relationship
/Marriage
Money
3.5%
1.2%
21.9%
Threatening
Unknown
Defamation
Sexual
purposes
Social media platforms, particularly Facebook (37.3%) and WhatsApp (17.1%), were most
frequently used for OSCE. However, the majority the incidents (43.2%) did not specify the used
platform.
Platforms used for OSCE
37.3%
17.1%
1.8%
Telegram
Facebook
Whats App
43.2%
٪١٫٨
1.8%
Instagram
-7-
Unknown
1.8%
Phone
calls
0.6%
0.6%
Twitter/X
Private
Messages