What is blackmail?
Blackmail is a criminal act that involves making an unlawful threat to harm someone, their reputation, or their property in order to gain some advantage or demand for money or other benefits. The threat can be to reveal embarrassing, damaging, or confidential information about the victim, to harm their property, or to harm them physically. Blackmail is illegal and considered a serious crime in most countries, and those who engage in blackmail can face severe legal consequences.