Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (Revenge Porn) and Emergency Takedown Procedures¶

Having private intimate photos, sexually explicit deepfakes, or a maliciously edited defamatory video posted online without your consent is a severe violation of your privacy, safety, and civil rights. Whether an abusive ex-partner leaked private images (Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery / NCII, commonly called "revenge porn"), a hacker breached your cloud storage, or a stranger posted a deceptive viral video targeting your livelihood, you have powerful legal, technical, and cryptographic tools to stop the spread, force hosting platforms and Google Search to purge the links within hours, and hold the perpetrator accountable.

Fes això ara¶

1. Generate an on-device cryptographic hash at StopNCII.org immediately (for adults 18+) or TakeItDown.ncmec.org (if under 18 when the image was made). If you still possess the original intimate photo or video file on your phone or computer, StopNCII.org creates a digital fingerprint (hash) directly inside your browser without uploading the image anywhere, automatically blocking the file across Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, Reddit, OnlyFans, Pornhub, X/Twitter, and Bumble.
2. Capture full-screen forensic evidence (including exact full URLs and timestamps) BEFORE the perpetrator deletes their post or before you block them. Take uncropped screenshots showing the uploader's @username, permanent profile URL, post timestamp, view/share count, and full web address (https://...), and save a local screen-recording or HTML/WARC copy of the page for police and civil attorneys.
3. Presenteu una sol·licitud d'eliminació d'emergència dedicada "Imatges íntimes no consensuades (NCII)" a totes les plataformes i motors de cerca. No feu servir botons d'informe genèrics d'"assetjament escolar" o "No m'agrada aquesta foto", que entren en cues lentes i de baixa prioritat. Utilitzeu el formulari d'eliminació legal de prioritat NCII / Imatges explícites privades de cada plataforma i envieu els URL al Portal d'eliminació d'imatges personals explícites de la Cerca de Google i a l'Eina d'eliminació de contingut de Bing perquè el vostre nom no mostri mai les imatges filtrades als resultats de la cerca.
4. If you took the photo or video yourself (a selfie), send an immediate DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512) Copyright Takedown Notice to stubborn hosts. Even when an offshore gossip forum or rogue tube site ignores privacy complaints, over 80 percent of non-consensual intimate photos are selfies taken by the victim, meaning you own 100 percent of the legal copyright to that image and can force their US/EU web host, Cloudflare CDN, or domain registrar to delete the file under federal copyright law.
5. Lock down your own social media accounts, LinkedIn, and Google Alerts to starve the harasser of your contact graph. Perpetrators of revenge porn and viral defamation blasts immediately scrape your public Followers list and LinkedIn employer history to send the link to your boss, coworkers, and family. Set all profiles to Private and hibernate your LinkedIn temporarily.
6. Call a specialized Image-Based Abuse Helpline for free legal and takedown advocacy. In the United States, call the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) 24/7 Crisis Helpline at 1-844-878-2274. In the United Kingdom, contact the Revenge Porn Helpline (revengepornhelpline.org.uk / 0345 6000 459). In Australia, file a rapid takedown with the eSafety Commissioner (esafety.gov.au).

Emergency triage workflow: NCII, AI deepfakes, self-taken copyright, or viral defamation¶

Use this decision tree to launch the fastest technical and legal takedown vector for your specific situation.

flowchart TD
    A["Unconsented Media or Defamatory Video Discovered Online"] --> B{"What type of content was posted?"}
    B -->|"Real or AI-Deepfake Intimate / Nude Media (NCII)"| C{"How old were you when the image was captured?"}
    B -->|"Non-Explicit Defamatory / Harassing Viral Video"| D{"Who recorded the original video file?"}
    C -->|"Under 18 Years Old"| E["Hash at TakeItDown.ncmec.org & Report CSAM at report.cybertip.org"]
    C -->|"18+ Years Old (Adult)"| F["Hash Original File Locally at StopNCII.org to Block Major Platforms"]
    F --> G["Preserve URL/Screenshot Evidence, Then Submit Priority Platform NCII Removal + Google/Bing Search Delisting"]
    G --> H{"Did you take the photo/video yourself (Selfie)?"}
    H -->|"Yes: You Are the Photographer"| I["Serve Emergency DMCA 512(c) Copyright Takedown Notice on Host & Cloudflare"]
    H -->|"No: Taken by Ex-Partner or Hidden Camera"| J["File Criminal NCII Police Report & Civil / Statutory Takedown via CCRI / eSafety"]
    D -->|"You Recorded It (Stolen/Reposted Clip)"| I
    D -->|"Stranger Recorded You in Private Space or Defamed You"| K["Report Privacy / Doxxing Violation, Alert Employer HR Proactively, & Preserve Evidence for Defamation Counsel"]

Part 1: Proactive cryptographic hash-blocking via StopNCII.org¶

Whether an ex-partner has threatened to post your intimate photos or has already uploaded them to one site, your first technical step (for adults 18 and older) is registering a digital fingerprint of the media with StopNCII.org, operated by the UK Charity SWGfL ( Revenge Porn Helpline) in partnership with over 50 global tech organizations including CCRI and NNEDV.

Com StopNCII.org stops uploads before they happen (Without seeing your photo)¶

1. Zero-Upload Client-Side Hashing: When you open https://stopncii.org on your smartphone or laptop and select an intimate photo or video from your local gallery, the browser executes a cryptographic hashing algorithm (PDQ for images, TMK for videos) 100 percent locally on your device.
2. Only the alphanumeric hash leaves your browser: Your actual photo or video is never uploaded to StopNCII's servers and is never viewed by any human moderator. Instead, only the unique numerical hash code is transmitted to the secure StopNCII database, and you are given a Case Number and PIN to track or withdraw your hash at any time.
3. Automated Global Platform Takedown: Every participating platform (Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, Reddit, OnlyFans, Pornhub, X/Twitter, Bumble, Snapchat, Niantic) continuously scans both already-uploaded content and new incoming uploads/DMs against the StopNCII hash bank. Any match is automatically blocked from uploading or deleted from existing pages.

Important tips when hashing files at StopNCII.org¶

• Hash every single version of the file: If a perpetrator has both the original uncropped photo from your camera roll and a cropped screenshot of that photo with text overlaid on top, select both files in the StopNCII tool so both visual hashes are registered.
• What if you DO NOT have a copy of the leaked photo on your phone anymore?
  • Si l'autor va publicar la foto en una pàgina web o us l'ha enviat en un missatge amenaçador, haureu de baixar breument o fer una captura de pantalla d'aquesta imatge exacta al vostre dispositiu només perquè pugueu introduir-la al StopNCII.org eina del navegador per generar el hash i desar-ne una còpia en una carpeta de proves xifrades per a l'aplicació de la llei.

Part 2: preservació de l'evidència forense abans que les retirades tinguin èxit¶

Una vegada que les sol·licituds de retirada de la vostra plataforma tinguin èxit, se suprimiran la publicació i el compte ofensius, la qual cosa és un gran alleujament, però pot esborrar accidentalment la prova que necessiteu per obtenir una ordre de restricció de violència domèstica, presentar càrrecs penals NCII o guanyar danys civils si no heu capturat proves primer. Per obtenir les regles completes de proves de ciberassetjament, vegeu online harassment, doxxing, and cyberbullying.

The 5-minute forensic preservation checklist¶

Before submitting your takedown report on a specific URL, capture these four items and store them inside a password-protected folder (never in a shared family cloud album):

1. Full-Screen Uncropped Screenshots with Visible Clock & URL Bar:
   • Take screenshots on a desktop browser (or mobile browser) showing the entire browser address bar (https://...), the system date and time, the uploader's username and profile link, the caption and comments, and any view/download counter.
2. Copy the Permanent Raw URLs into a Plain-Text Log:
   • Copy and paste the exact URL of the post/video itself, the exact URL of the uploader's profile, and the direct image/CDN source URL (right-click the image/video -> Copy Image Address) into a text file. Google Search delisting forms and DMCA notices require the exact character-for-character URL string; a screenshot of a URL is not enough for automated search crawlers.
3. Preserve Original Threatening Text Messages / Emails with Full Headers:
   • If an ex-partner or blackmailer texted or emailed you saying "Look what I posted of you" or "Get back together with me or I'll send this to your boss," that message is the "smoking gun" that proves criminal intent and authorship. In email, click "Show Original / View Raw Message Source" and save the .eml file so the sender's IP address and DKIM cryptographic signatures are preserved.
4. Use a Free Web-Preservation Tool for Non-Explicit Defamatory Pages:
   • For non-explicit defamatory articles, fake review pages, or harassment threads (never for explicit nude imagery, which you obviously do not want archived publicly), use a local SingleFile / WebRecorder (.wacz) browser extension to capture a cryptographically hashed archive of the live DOM and network headers.

Part 3: Platform-by-platform NCII & Google Search emergency removal matrix¶

Every major social network, search engine, adult tube site, and cloud host maintains a dedicated high-priority legal removal pipeline for Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (Real or AI Deepfake). Using these specific portals bypasses standard community-guideline queues and triggers removal in 1 to 24 hours.

Part 4: l'opció nuclear de retirada de la DMCA "Selfie Copyright" (17 U.S.C. § 512)¶

Què feu si les vostres fotos privades, o un vídeo personal que heu gravat al telèfon, s'han penjat a un bloc de xafarderies de tercers que no col·labora, un fòrum anònim d'"exposició", un lloc d'assetjament cibernètic o un amfitrió per compartir fitxers (Mega, Dropbox, GoFile, Imgur) que ignora les sol·licituds de privadesa educades?

Per què funciona la DMCA quan fallen les queixes de privadesa¶

Segons la Llei de drets d'autor dels Estats Units (17 U.S.C. § 102 i la Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512©) i els tractats internacionals equivalents sobre drets d'autor de la Convenció de Berna (EU Digital Services Act / InfoSoc Directive, UK CDPA, Canadian Copyright Act, Australian Copyright Act):

1. En el moment en què premeu el botó de l'obturador del vostre telèfon intel·ligent per fer-vos una selfie o gravar un vídeo en un mirall, TU sou l'autor legal i l'únic propietari dels drets d'autor d'aquesta fotografia o vídeo. (Primer no cal que registreu els drets d'autor a l'Oficina de drets d'autor dels EUA per enviar un avís de retirada DMCA vàlid, ja que els drets d'autor s'adjunten automàticament en el moment en què el fitxer es desa a la memòria del telèfon).
2. Fins i tot si vau enviar voluntàriament aquest selfie a una exparella fa dos anys, enviar-li una foto a algú li atorga zero propietat legal de drets d'autor i zero llicència de distribució comercial o pública.
3. Per què els amfitrions web i Cloudflare obeeixen els avisos de la DMCA immediatament: Per evitar que la seva immunitat de "Port segur" sigui demandada per fins a 150.000 dòlars per infracció de drets d'autor dolosa, les empreses d'allotjament web, els proveïdors d'emmagatzematge en núvol i els CDN han de eliminar o desactivar ràpidament l'accés a qualsevol fitxer en rebre un avís de conformitat legal amb el § 5312 de la DMCA.

Com trobar l'amfitrió web o CDN ocult darrere d'un lloc web canalla¶

Si el propi propietari del lloc web és anònim o maliciós, no us molesteu en enviar un correu electrònic a l'administrador del lloc web; en comptes d'això, envieu la vostra DMCA i l'avís d'abús de les condicions del servei directament a l'empresa d'infraestructura mantenint el seu servidor en línia:

1. Cerqueu el proveïdor d'allotjament i el correu electrònic d'abús del lloc:
   • Aneu a una eina de cerca WHOIS/ASN gratuïta (lookup.icann.org, whoishostingthis.com, o bgp.he.net) i introduïu el nom de domini del lloc web.
   • Si el lloc s'amaga darrere de Cloudflare (les seves adreces IP comencen amb 104.x.x.x o 172.64.x.x), envieu el vostre informe d'abús DMCA/NCII a cloudflare.com/abuse. Cloudflare will immediately forward the notice to the true underlying origin web host and reveal the origin hosting provider's name and abuse email address to you on the confirmation screen.

Copy-paste DMCA 17 U.S.C. § 512©(3) Emergency Takedown Notice Template¶

Send this notice to the platform's or web host's designated DMCA Agent (dmca@... o copyright@...) whenever the leaked photo or video is one you took or recorded yourself:

Subject: URGENT DMCA Copyright Infringement Takedown Notice (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)) & Non-Consensual Intimate Media Violation

To the Designated Copyright Agent and Trust & Safety / Abuse Team:

Pursuant to Section 512(c)(3) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), I am submitting this formal notification of unauthorized copyright infringement (as well as non-consensual distribution of private intimate imagery in violation of your Acceptable Use Policy) occurring on servers under your control.

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE COPYRIGHTED WORK:
The copyrighted work at issue is a private original photograph [or audiovisual video recording] created and captured solely by me on my personal recording device, to which I hold exclusive, all-rights-reserved copyright ownership.

2. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFRINGING MATERIAL TO BE REMOVED (EXACT URLs):
The unauthorized, infringing copies of my copyrighted work are currently hosted at the following exact URL(s):
- [Paste Exact Webpage URL 1: https://example.com/post/12345]
- [Paste Exact Direct Image/Video File URL 2: https://cdn.example.com/media/abc.jpg]

3. CONTACT INFORMATION OF COMPLAINANT:
- Legal Name: [Your Full Legal Name]
- Email Address: [Use a dedicated incident email address, e.g., firstname.lastname.legal@gmail.com, so your home address is not exposed]
- Mailing Address / Telephone: [Address or C/O Attorney/Advocate Address and Phone Number]

4. STATUTORY GOOD-FAITH AND ACCURACY STATEMENTS:
- I have a good-faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material described above in the manner complained of is not authorized by me (the copyright owner), any agent of mine, or the law.
- The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I state that I am the owner (or authorized to act on behalf of the owner) of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

5. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE:
/s/ [Your Full Legal Name]
Date: [Current Date]

Part 5: Defamatory viral videos, out-of-context recordings, and workplace triage¶

What if the crisis is not an explicit nude photo, but a maliciously edited TikTok, Instagram Reel, YouTube Short, or X video where a stranger filmed you without permission, fabricated a false accusation against you, and a "cancel mob" of strangers is now doxxing you and calling your employer?

Step 1: Avoid the "Streisand Effect" (Never argue in the comments)¶

1. Do NOT post an emotional, angry, or rambling response video or argue in the uploader's comment section: Social media engagement algorithms (especially TikTok, Reels, and X) rank videos strictly by comment velocity, watch-time loops, and quote-posts. Leaving 20 comments defending yourself under a viral video literally instructs the algorithm to push that video to 500,000 more strangers, and online trolls will clip your emotional response into a "Part 2" video.
2. Lock down your personal attack surface in 10 minutes:
   • Hibernate your LinkedIn profile immediately (Settings & Privacy -> Account preferences -> Hibernate account) before strangers find where you work.
   • Set Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and X to Private, disable tagging and mentions from non-followers, and strip your city and employer name out of all bios.

Step 2: Use Platform "Privacy / Personal Information / Harassment" takedown portals¶

Even when a non-explicit video was filmed in a semi-public setting, platforms will remove a viral video when it crosses into Targeted Harassment, Doxxing (PII), or European/UK/California Privacy Rights:

• Report Doxxing / Personal Identifiable Information (PII): If the video, its on-screen text, its audio, or the uploader's pinned comment reveals your full name paired with your workplace, home address, personal phone number, email, or car license plate to incite a mob to call or harass you, report the video specifically under "Sharing Private Personal Information (Doxxing) / Coordinating Harassment" (rather than "I don't like this video").
• YouTube & TikTok "First-Party Privacy Complaint" Process: Both YouTube (support.google.com/youtube/answer/142443 Privacy Complaint Process) and TikTok allow any individual who is uniquely identifiable by face, full name, or voice in a video uploaded without their consent to file a First-Party Privacy Violation Takedown Request, particularly when the video was filmed in a place with a reasonable expectation of privacy (inside a private home, medical clinic, workplace back-office, or locker room) or causes targeted harassment.

Step 3: Proactively warn your Employer HR and Manager (With the exact script)¶

If an ex-partner threatens to email leaked photos to your boss, or if a viral TikTok mob discovers where you work, always beat the harasser to the punch by notifying HR and your direct supervisor first. Employers almost universally protect an employee who warns them calmly in advance of an online extortion or harassment attack.

Copy-Paste Script for HR and Your Manager: "Hi [Manager / HR Name], I am writing to alert you proactively to a personal cybersecurity and harassment situation. I am currently the target of an unlawful online harassment [or extortion / non-consensual image / defamatory video] campaign, and I have already filed an official report with law enforcement [Police Report # if available]. A common tactic used in these online harassment campaigns is emailing or calling the victim's employer, or leaving fake 1-star Google reviews mentioning the employee's name, in an attempt to cause workplace disruption. I have locked down my public profiles, and I wanted to give you and the reception/IT teams a heads-up so any anonymous emails or calls can be filtered or saved as evidence for the police investigation."

Criminal and civil laws protecting victims of NCII and AI Deepfakes¶

Distributing real or AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery is no longer a legal gray area; it is a serious criminal offense and federal civil tort across almost the entire developed world:

• United States:
  • 49 U.S. States + Washington D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico have enacted specific criminal Non-Consensual Pornography / NCII statutes making it a misdemeanor or felony to disclose intimate images without consent.
  • Federal Civil Right of Action (15 U.S.C. § 6851, Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2022): Gives every adult victim in the United States a federal civil lawsuit right to sue anyone who discloses an intimate visual depiction without consent for $150,000 in liquidated statutory damages (even without proving exact financial loss), plus full attorney's fees and an immediate federal court temporary restraining order (injunction), while allowing the victim to file the lawsuit anonymously under a "Jane Doe / John Doe" pseudonym.
  • Federal Criminal Cyberstalking (18 U.S.C. § 2261A) & TAKE IT DOWN Act / Deepfake Laws: Prosecutes interstate harassment and non-consensual explicit deepfakes.
• United Kingdom (Online Safety Act 2023 & Sexual Offences Act): Under the Online Safety Act 2023, sharing or threatening to share an intimate photograph or film (including AI-generated or altered intimate deepfakes) without consent is a strict criminal offense. Prosecutors no longer have to prove the perpetrator intended to cause distress, making convictions far easier.
• Canada (Criminal Code Section 162.1): Distributing an intimate image without the consent of the person depicted carries up to 5 years in federal prison, and courts can issue an immediate Section 164.1 warrant of seizure / takedown order.
• Australia (Online Safety Act 2021): Sharing or threatening to share intimate images (real or deepfake) carries heavy federal civil penalties (up to 500 penalty units) and criminal imprisonment, and the eSafety Commissioner issues legally binding 24-hour removal notices to platforms worldwide.
• European Union (EU Directive 2024/1385 on Combating Violence Against Women & Digital Services Act): Criminalizes non-consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material across all EU member states and mandates rapid notice-and-takedown mechanisms.

Preguntes freqüents¶

Does StopNCII.org work if the photo was already uploaded to Reddit, Instagram, or X before I created the hash?¶

Yes. Participating platforms (including Reddit, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, OnlyFans, and Pornhub) scan both newly uploaded media and existing media already sitting on their servers against the `StopNCII.org` hash database. However, if you already know the exact URL where the image is currently live on a platform or appearing in Google Search, you should do both: generate the hash at `StopNCII.org` (to block all future re-uploads across 50+ networks) and submit the specific live URL through that platform's priority NCII removal form and Google's Explicit Personal Images removal form so the existing page is taken down within hours.

Can I still use a DMCA Copyright Takedown Notice if my ex-partner is the one who held the phone and took the photo of me?¶

No, you must only submit a DMCA copyright notice (which requires a statement under penalty of perjury that you are the copyright owner) when you are the person who actually took the photo or recorded the video yourself (such as a mirror selfie, timer photo, or webcam recording you captured). If your ex-partner or another person held the camera and took the photo, they technically hold the initial copyright authorship, so a DMCA notice is not the right tool; instead, use the platform's Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII) policy removal form, `StopNCII.org` bloqueig hash, el portal d'eliminació d'Imatges personals explícites de la Cerca de Google i les lleis penals i civils NCII estatals/federals.

Què passa si algú creés una foto o un vídeo fals de mi amb una aplicació de "nudificació" o intercanvi de cares amb IA a partir de les meves fotos normals de vacances?¶

Totes les principals plataformes de xarxes socials (Meta, X, TikTok, Reddit, Discord), Google Search, Bing Search i `StopNCII.org` ara tracteu els deepfakes sexualment explícits generats per IA fotorrealistes ("imatges íntimes sintètiques involuntàries") amb les mateixes polítiques de retirada d'emergència que les fotografies filtrades reals. Quan envieu una sol·licitud d'eliminació a la Cerca de Google o a una plataforma social, seleccioneu el formulari Imatges personals explícites no consentides i marqueu la casella que indica que la imatge és sintètica o generada per IA; Google i les plataformes purgaran i retiraran de la llista les imatges falses sense requerir que demostreu si el cos és real.

He d'enviar una carta de cessament i desistiment a la persona que va filtrar les meves fotos íntimes?¶

No envieu un missatge personal o un missatge d'aficionat a l'agressor abans de parlar amb la línia d'ajuda de Cyber ​​Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) (`1-844-878-2274`), el Revenge Porn Helpline o un advocat qualificat. Alerta a una exparella reivindicativa abans d'haver capturat captures de pantalla forenses, conservat els registres del servidor mitjançant citació policial i registrat els teus hash a `StopNCII.org` sovint demana a l'autor que suprimeixi el seu compte principal mentre aboca tota la carpeta de manera anònima a llocs offshore. Captureu les vostres proves, trieu els fitxers i obteniu primer els URL a través de les plataformes i de Google.

Fonts revisades¶

• Cyber ​​Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI, Estats Units): Protocols de línia d'ajuda per a crisi les 24 hores del dia, els 7 dies del dia, guies d'eliminació de la plataforma NCII, l'estratègia de drets d'autor de la DMCA per a imatges automàtiques i els recursos civils federals (15 U.S.C. § 6851).
• SWGfL and Revenge Porn Helpline (United Kingdom / International): StopNCII.org On-Device Cryptographic Hash-Generating Architecture and UK Online Safety Act 2023 Intimate Image Offence Guidance.
• Google Search Central / Legal Removals and Microsoft Bing Legal (United States / International): Personal Content Removal Policies for Non-Consensual Explicit or Intimate Personal Images and Involuntary Fake Pornography.
• United States Copyright Office (United States): Title 17 U.S.C. § 512©(3) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notice and Takedown Statutory Requirements.
• eSafety Commissioner (Australia) and Canadian Centre for Child Protection / Department of Justice (Canada): Image-Based Abuse Rapid Removal Scheme and Criminal Code Section 162.1 Intimate Image Protection.

Guies relacionades¶

• Online harassment, doxxing, and cyberbullying
• Reporting illegal and harmful content online
• Sextorsió i xantatge en línia
• Clons de veu deepfake i estafes de suplantació d'IA
• Domestic violence safety plan
• Números d'emergència