Online Sexual Activities (OSA): a definitional issue

Abstract

Studies on Online Sexual Activities (OSA) are numerous, while information on the distinctive and comparative elements tends to be scattered in the literature. In which have been found definitional, conceptual, and overlapping issues. To fill this gap, this opinion paper attempts to describe, differentiate, and define three of the best-known OSA, namely revenge porn, sextortion, and sexting. In order to promote a better understanding of the phenomenon and to emphasise the importance of using clear and unambiguous language, the authors additionally propose two new definitions for sextortionand sexting and a label change for revenge porn.