The message
Screenshot the message, sender, handle, profile URL, date, time, and any visible thread context.
Understand 07
Screenshots need context to become useful evidence.
Digital harassment can include harmful messages, repeated contact, fake accounts, public posts, image misuse, threats, or coordinated pressure. Save the content and the surrounding context.
Capture
What to save
The route
Record whether it came through phone, email, social media, shared document, workplace system, or another person.
The risk
Use a safer device if device compromise is possible. Avoid alerting someone by changing passwords on a monitored device.
Sources
Law and reporting routes
01Preserve first, then decide the route.
If there is immediate danger, use emergency routes. If not, preserve evidence and seek specialist advice before deleting accounts, messages, or apps.