How to get explicit images of you removed

Someone has shared intimate images of you, is threatening to, or has made fake ones. It's not your fault. You have more control than it feels like right now. These are free, official ways to stop the images spreading, get them taken down, and get help.

Last checked 16 October 2026. Every service on this page is free.

If a child is involved, or someone is in danger

  • If anyone is in immediate danger, or you're thinking about hurting yourself, call your local emergency number now. You are not in trouble, and this can be dealt with.
  • If the person in the images is under 18, report it to a child-protection hotline. In the US, the NCMEC CyberTipline (24 hours: 1-800-843-5678). In the UK, Childline's Report Remove or call 0800 1111. Other countries are listed below. Elsewhere, contact your local police.
  • Don't save, forward or screenshot sexual images of anyone under 18, even to report them. Report the link or the account instead.

If someone is threatening you (sextortion)

Sextortion is when someone threatens to share sexual images of you unless you pay, send more, or do something else. It is a crime. It is often run by criminal gangs who message many people at the same time, so it isn't personal, even when it feels that way. Here is what to do, in this order.

  1. Don't pay, and don't send anything more. Paying or doing what they ask rarely stops the blackmail. Get help first.
  2. Stop replying. You don't need to explain, argue or say goodbye. Just stop.
  3. Keep the evidence. Don't delete it. Screenshot their username and profile link, the messages and threats, the dates and times, and any payment details they sent (account numbers, wallet addresses, gift card requests). Don't delete your messages or your account: they help police find the person. If you're under 18, don't screenshot the images themselves.
  4. Report the account, then block it. Report it on the app where it happened first, then block them. See how to report on each platform.
  5. Stop the images being posted. If you still have them, make a fingerprint with StopNCII or Take It Down. This works even if nothing has been shared yet.
  6. Tell someone you trust, and report it. A friend, a family member or a helpline. Then report it to the police or the service for where you live. If you already paid, report that too. In the US, the FBI takes reports at tips.fbi.gov. In India, call 1930.

The blackmailer is to blame, not you. Even if you sent the image yourself, what they are doing is a crime.

If you're under 18

Tell a trusted adult. You won't be the one in trouble. Use Take It Down to stop the images being shared, and report to a child-protection hotline (see the box at the top). In the US, NCMEC also offers support at [email protected].

Sources, all checked 16 October 2026: FBI: financially motivated sextortion (fbi.gov blocks automated access; read from the Internet Archive copy of 13 August 2026.); NCMEC: sextortion; eSafety Commissioner: dealing with sexual extortion.

Stop it spreading: StopNCII and Take It Down

These two free tools make a digital fingerprint (a "hash") of your image on your own phone or computer. The image is not uploaded and nobody looks at it. Big platforms then use the fingerprint to block or remove copies. Which one you use depends on how old you were when the image was taken.

StopNCII.org

Run by the Revenge Porn Helpline, part of the UK charity SWGfL

Who it's for: Adults: you are the person in the image, you were 18 or older when it was taken, you are 18 or older now, and you still have the image or video.

What it covers: Nude, semi-nude or sexual images and videos of you, including deepfakes of you if you have a copy. You can use it if the images have already been shared, or if someone is only threatening to share them.

  • You pick the image or video on your own device. StopNCII makes a digital fingerprint (a hash) of it. The image itself never leaves your device and nobody sees it.
  • The hash is shared with partner platforms. If someone uploads a matching image there, the platform reviews it against its rules and acts on it.
  • Keep your case number and PIN safe. StopNCII cannot recover them, and you need them to check your case or withdraw it. Updates can take 3 to 5 days to show.

Good to know: It matches copies of the exact image. A cropped, filtered or clipped version may need its own hash. It does not remove anything from sites that are not partners, so report those directly too.

Platforms that use it include Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Microsoft (including Bing), TikTok, Reddit, Snapchat, X, Bluesky, OnlyFans, Pornhub, Patreon, RedGIFs, XVIDEOS, FetLife, Depop, Vivastreet, Playhouse, F2F, Tik.Porn. Full list.

Go to StopNCII.org

Source: StopNCII.org's own site, checked 16 October 2026.

Take It Down

Run by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)

Who it's for: Anyone with nude, partly nude or sexually explicit images or videos taken when they were under 18. You can use it now even if you are an adult today.

What it covers: Images or videos that have been shared, or that you believe will be shared. You can stay anonymous.

  • You pick the image or video on your own device. Take It Down makes a digital fingerprint (a hash). The image is not uploaded and nobody sees it.
  • The hash goes on a list that participating platforms use to find and remove matching images on their public or unencrypted services.
  • Don't send, share or download an image to use the tool. Only use images already on your device. After you submit, don't post the image anywhere, or your own account could be flagged.

Good to know: It works only on participating platforms, and only on their public or unencrypted parts. Platforms may be limited in removing older posts. For more help, report to NCMEC's CyberTipline as well.

Platforms that use it include Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, OnlyFans, Pornhub, Bumble, Yubo, Patreon, Fansly, FetLife, RedGIFs, Character.ai, Clips 4 Sale, Ero Me. Full list.

Go to Take It Down

Source: Take It Down's own site, checked 16 October 2026.

Remove it from Google and Bing

Search engines can stop the images showing up when someone searches your name. This doesn't delete them from the website, so report them to the site as well.

Google Search

Google will remove search results that show you nude, in a sexual act or in an intimate state, whether the content is real or fake. Fakes include deepfakes and fake nude photos made with editing or AI tools. It also covers pages that wrongly link your name to sexual content.

  • You, or someone acting for you, can make the request. You list the web addresses (URLs) of the results.
  • Google asks for screenshots to find the content. You can crop them so only your face shows. Never screenshot sexual content of anyone under 18. Anyone can report that kind of content to Google, but without a screenshot.
  • For sexual images, Google also tries to remove duplicates from Search. You can opt out of that in the form.
  • Google only removes the result from Search. The image can stay on the website, so report it to the site as well.

Start a removal request with Google

Source: Google's own page, checked 16 October 2026.

Bing and other Microsoft services

Microsoft removes non-consensual intimate images from Bing and its other services. Its policy treats real and AI-generated images the same way.

  • Report through Microsoft's Report a Concern page. It asks which Microsoft service the content is on and for a link to it.
  • Microsoft has used StopNCII hashes in Bing since September 2024, and now also in Teams Free, OneDrive and Xbox.

Report a concern to Microsoft

Source: Bing's own page, checked 16 October 2026.

If your contact details were posted too

If the person also posted your phone number, home address or email address, Google's Results about you tool can find those results and let you ask for them to be removed. It handles contact details, not images. Google says some features are still rolling out to users over 18 in certain countries. How Results about you works.

Source: Google's own page, checked 16 October 2026.

Report it on the platform

Reporting to the site or app where the image or the threat appeared is often the fastest way to get it removed. Save the link and a screenshot of the post or profile first (not of a child's image). Platforms marked below also block images fingerprinted with StopNCII or Take It Down.

  • Facebook

    Uses StopNCII.orgUses Take It Down

    Report the post, message or profile with Facebook's own Report option. Sharing or threatening to share intimate images is against Facebook's rules. Facebook also suggests keeping a record of the post, telling local police and blocking the person.

    Facebook's help page

    Checked 16 October 2026.

  • Instagram

    Uses StopNCII.orgUses Take It Down

    Report the post or the profile in the app. Reports are anonymous. If someone is blackmailing you, report their profile. Instagram says it uses photo-matching to stop a removed image being shared again on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. No account? A friend can report it for you.

    Instagram's help page · Instagram's advice on blackmail

    Checked 16 October 2026.

  • X (Twitter)

    Uses StopNCII.org

    On the post, choose Report, then Private or Non-Consensual Content, then the option for threatening to share or sharing a sexual, nude or intimate photo or video without permission. Anyone can report it. X's rules cover AI-made and edited images too. In the US, X also has a Take It Down Act form that does not need an X account, and X says it removes valid reports within 48 hours.

    X's help page · X's US Take It Down Act page

    Checked 16 October 2026.

  • TikTok

    Uses StopNCII.orgUses Take It Down

    Report the message, video or account in the app straight away. TikTok says it won't tell the person who reported them. Its sextortion page also points to Take It Down for images taken under 18 and StopNCII for adults.

    TikTok's help page

    Checked 16 October 2026.

  • Snapchat

    Uses StopNCII.orgUses Take It Down

    Report the account or chat in the app. Under Nudity and Sexual Content, choose "They leaked / are threatening to leak my nudes." Snap uses the Take It Down hash list and reports sextortion accounts to NCMEC.

    Snapchat's help page

    Checked 16 October 2026.

  • Reddit

    Uses StopNCII.org

    Report the specific post or comment that has the images or the threat. Reddit's rules cover deepfakes and lookalike images too. You can also block the account.

    Reddit's help page

    Checked 16 October 2026.

  • Discord

    Use Discord's in-app reporting. Discord removes reported intimate images shared without consent, including AI-made ones, and treats threats to share them for money as sextortion. People in the US, UK and Brazil also have a separate legal removal route.

    Discord's help page · Discord's legal removal route

    Checked 16 October 2026.

  • Telegram

    Report the message in the app: tap it on Android, press and hold on iPhone, or right-click on desktop, then choose Report. You can also email [email protected] with links to the content (t.me/... or @username). Email: [email protected].

    Telegram's help page

    Checked 16 October 2026.

  • Pornhub and other Aylo sites

    Uses StopNCII.orgUses Take It Down

    Use the Content Removal Request form. Aylo, the company behind Pornhub, says reported material is disabled straight away while it is reviewed.

    Pornhub's help page · Aylo's trust and safety page

    Checked 16 October 2026.

Any other website

For a website not listed here, look for a Report, Abuse or Contact link, or the address in its terms. Write to it with the exact web addresses and say the images were shared without your consent. Use a new email address for this, and don't send your home address, phone number or ID. If a site asks you to pay for removal, don't reply or negotiate.

If the person in the image is an adult and the site ignores you, the company hosting it can often take it down. Check the site's main address with ScamX (the home page, not the page with the image) to see who hosts it.

Source: eSafety Commissioner's advice, checked 16 October 2026.

Get help where you live

Choose your country:

United States

  • CCRI Image Abuse Helpline · Cyber Civil Rights Initiative

    For: Victims and survivors of image-based sexual abuse

    Free support, information and referrals, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

    Call: 1-844-878-2274Official site

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

  • NCMEC CyberTipline · National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

    For: Anyone under 18, or reporting sexual images of someone under 18

    Report online, or call the 24-hour line. NCMEC can help with getting images of you taken down. Support by email: [email protected].

    Call: 1-800-843-5678Official site

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

  • FBI · Federal Bureau of Investigation

    For: Anyone being sextorted, or a parent of a child who is

    Report online at tips.fbi.gov, call 1-800-CALL-FBI, or contact your local FBI field office.

    1-800-CALL-FBItips.fbi.gov

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026. fbi.gov blocks automated access; read from the Internet Archive copy of 13 August 2026.

  • IC3 · FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center

    For: Adults reporting online crime, such as money lost to a blackmailer

    The FBI's main form for online crime. Crimes against children go to the NCMEC CyberTipline instead.

    Official site

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

United Kingdom

  • Revenge Porn Helpline · SWGfL (UK charity)

    For: Adults aged 18 or over in the UK

    Advice and help getting images removed. Open 10:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays. A chatbot on the website answers 24/7.

    Call: 0345 6000 459Official site

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

  • Report Remove · Childline and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)

    For: Young people under 18 in the UK

    Confidentially report sexual images or videos of yourself and get them removed from the internet. You can also call Childline on 0800 1111.

    Call: 0800 1111Official site

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

Australia

  • eSafety Commissioner · Australian Government

    For: You, or the person who shared or threatened to share the image, must ordinarily live in Australia

    eSafety can work with the platform to remove the image or stop the threats, and sometimes act against the person. Real and deepfake images are both covered. You don't have to report to the platform first.

    Report to eSafety

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

  • ACCCE · Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation

    For: Under 18

    eSafety says reporting to the ACCCE is the best way for under-18s to get help with sextortion.

    Official site

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

India

  • National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal · Ministry of Home Affairs

    For: Anyone in India

    You can report without giving your name. In the Report Anonymously form, under Harassment & Bullying, there is a sub-category called "NCII/Sextortion/AI-Synthetic Obscene Material". Sexual images of children go under Sexual Exploitation, then Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM).

    Report anonymously

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

  • 1930 helpline · Ministry of Home Affairs

    For: Anyone who has lost money to cyber fraud

    If you already paid a blackmailer, call 1930 as soon as you can. The portal lists it as the helpline for financial cyber fraud.

    Call: 1930Official site

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

Canada

  • NeedHelpNow.ca · Canadian Centre for Child Protection

    For: If a nude image of you from under 18 is being shared

    Step-by-step help to get images removed and accounts reported.

    Official site

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

  • Cybertip.ca · Canadian Centre for Child Protection

    For: Reporting sextortion or sexual images of anyone under 18

    Online report form, reviewed 8:30am to 4:00pm Central Time, Monday to Friday. Outside those hours, call 9-1-1, Kids Help Phone on 1-800-668-6868, or 9-8-8.

    Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868Report to Cybertip.ca

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

Ireland

  • Irish Internet Hotline · Hotline.ie

    For: People who live in the Republic of Ireland

    Report intimate images shared without consent, including edited ones. The Hotline asks the site to remove them and, if you want, can liaise with An Garda Síochána. In an emergency, contact the Gardaí or the free Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.

    Garda Confidential Line: 1800 666 111Make a report

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

New Zealand

  • Netsafe · Netsafe (not-for-profit)

    For: People in New Zealand

    Free, confidential help when someone has shared or is threatening to share intimate images of you. Report online.

    Report to Netsafe

    Source: official page, checked 16 October 2026.

Somewhere else

StopNCII and Take It Down work wherever you live, and so do the Google, Bing and platform reports above. The Revenge Porn Helpline keeps a list of support services in other countries. You can also report to your local police: in many countries, sharing or threatening to share intimate images is a crime. Help for people outside the UK.

Source: Revenge Porn Helpline's own page, checked 16 October 2026.

If it's an AI fake

Fake nudes made with AI or editing apps (often called deepfakes) can hurt just as much as real ones. Most of the routes on this page treat them the same way as real images:

  • Google removes fake sexual images of you from Search if you can be identified in them and they were shared without your consent.
  • StopNCII accepts deepfakes of you, as long as you have a copy of the image.
  • Microsoft, X, Reddit and Discord say their rules cover AI-made and edited intimate images.
  • Australia's eSafety Commissioner takes reports about deepfakes, and India's cybercrime portal has a category for AI-synthetic obscene material.

The steps are the same as above: save the links and the account details, report the post to the platform, ask Google and Bing to remove the results, and report it where you live. If the fake shows someone under 18, treat it like any sexual image of a child: report it to a child-protection hotline and don't share it.

Fakes are often used for sextortion too. If someone is threatening you with one, follow the sextortion steps. Don't pay.

How we made this page

On 16 October 2026 we read each organisation's own page and only listed what we could confirm there: who each service is for, what it does, and its official link or phone number. We left out anything we couldn't confirm. fbi.gov blocks automated reading, so we used the Internet Archive's copy of the FBI's page. Each entry links to the page we checked.

Services change their forms and opening hours. If anything here differs from the official page, the official page is right. ScamX is not affiliated with any of these services and does not charge for anything here. Spot something out of date? Tell us.