Legal analysis: If a boy threatens you with your previous life video after breaking up, you can call the police decisively and accuse him of extortion. Don't hesitate or compromise, or he will push his luck. Legal basis: Article 274 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) refers to extortion of public or private property, which is relatively large or repeated, and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years and fined.