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A fake intimate image of you is online: what you can do

This is not your fault, and in many countries it is a crime. You can get it taken down without looking at it again or sending it to anyone.

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If someone is blackmailing you

  • Do not pay. Paying almost never gets the content removed, and it usually leads to more demands.
  • Stop replying, but do not delete the conversation: it is evidence.
  • If you are in danger or threatened, call your local emergency number. In the US, the CCRI crisis helpline offers free support; in the UK, the Revenge Porn Helpline.

Keep evidence without spreading the content

  1. Copy the exact address (URL) of every page, post or account involved.
  2. Take a screenshot showing the content, the address and, if possible, the date. Do not download or share the content itself.
  3. Note who posted it: account name, handle, date posted, any useful comments.
  4. Keep any messages if someone contacted you (threats, demands for money). Do not delete them.

Steps to get it removed

  1. Report it on every platform using the “non-consensual intimate imagery / nudity” reason rather than a general one.
  2. Use StopNCII.org if you have access to the image: it creates a digital fingerprint on your own device (the image is never uploaded) that partner platforms use to block it from being posted.
  3. Ask Google to remove fake intimate images from its results with its dedicated form.
  4. In the United States, send a removal request under the TAKE IT DOWN Act: covered platforms must take the image down within 48 hours of a valid request.
  5. Watch for copies: this kind of content is often reposted on other sites.

Under 18? Use Take It Down, a free service run by NCMEC. More help.

What the law says

In the US, publishing a non-consensual intimate image, real or AI-generated, is a federal crime under the TAKE IT DOWN Act. In the UK, sharing or threatening to share an intimate image without consent is an offence, including when the image is a deepfake. In France, sharing a sexual deepfake without consent is punishable by up to three years in prison and a €75,000 fine when done online (Criminal Code, article 226-8-1). Labelling the image as fake is no excuse.

Reporting to the police is your right, and it is the only way to have the person behind it identified and prosecuted. It is not required to get content taken down. A lawyer in your country can tell you whether it makes sense in your case, and our evidence file can be attached to your report.

General information, not legal advice. Laws differ from country to country: for advice on your situation, talk to a lawyer where you live.

You do not have to look at it again

Give us the links and we handle the rest: evidence, reports, Google, follow-ups and searching for copies. Total discretion, one point of contact.

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Talk to us in confidence

Tell us what is going on in a few lines. We reply with a free first assessment of what can be done.

  • Reply within 1 business day
  • Strictly confidential
  • No commitment

Never send us an intimate image. A link or a description is enough.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to send you the image?
No, never. We only need the addresses of the pages where it appears.
Is it really illegal if the image is fake?
In a growing number of places, yes: the US TAKE IT DOWN Act, the UK Online Safety Act and the French Criminal Code all cover AI-generated intimate images. Platform rules also ban them almost everywhere.
Who will see my case?
Only the people handling it. Data is protected, access is restricted, and everything is deleted when your subscription ends.

Sources and references

  1. StopNCII.org
  2. Google, “Remove personal sexual content from Google Search”
  3. US Federal Trade Commission, “Take It Down Act enforcement starts now”