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Coordinated harassment can feel overwhelming. You don't have to deal with it alone — support services can help.
Organised Pile-On
Someone coordinates others to harass you — directing friends, followers, or online communities to send you abusive messages, leave negative reviews, or attack you online.
What You Might Notice
Sudden wave of hostile messages from people you don't know
Multiple strangers contact you with similar themes or language.
Abusive reviews or comments appear across your online presence
Your business, social media, or public profiles are targeted simultaneously.
The abuse follows a recognisable pattern or narrative
The attackers seem to be working from the same story about you.
What You Can Do
Don't engage with individual attackers
Responding fuels the campaign. Focus on documentation and reporting.
Report the coordination to platforms
Most platforms prohibit coordinated harassment. Report the pattern, not just individual messages.
Lock down your online presence temporarily
Set accounts to private, disable comments, and restrict who can message you.
Preserve evidence of coordination
Screenshot posts directing others to attack you.
Important: This resource provides general information, not personal advice. Every situation is different. The actions suggested here may not be safe in your specific circumstances — particularly if the person causing harm could notice changes to your devices or accounts. Always consider your physical safety first.
If you need personalised support, contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or your local specialist domestic violence service. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
Organizing or inciting multiple people to simultaneously harass victim through pile-ons, brigading, coordinated reporting, mass messaging, or targeted online mob behavior. Perpetrator may directly recruit participants or create conditions that provoke organic harassment from communities.
Mass Block and Report Block and report all participating accounts. Report coordinated harassment pattern to platform.
SAFE-M-0070
Temporary Account Restriction Temporarily restrict account access and disable comments during active campaign.
SAFE-M-0071
Regulatory Body Report Report serious coordinated harassment to eSafety Commissioner or equivalent body.
Detection Indicators
ID
Detection Indicator
SAFE-D-0063
Hostile Interaction Spike Rapid increase in negative interactions from multiple accounts.
SAFE-D-0064
Coordination Indicators Multiple accounts using similar language, talking points, or hashtags.
The TFA Matrix is a research framework under active development. Technique classifications, detection methods, and mitigations reflect current understanding and are subject to revision. This framework does not constitute forensic methodology, legal evidence standards, or clinical diagnostic criteria. Practitioners should apply professional judgement appropriate to their discipline and jurisdiction.