Get help removing explicit or intimate personal images

It's distressing when someone shares your private pictures online without your permission.

This page tells you:

• What steps you can take when dealing with this type of content.
• Where to find more help.

Make sure you're safe

If you're worried about your physical safety, call the appropriate authorities. In an emergency, call your area’s emergency phone number. For example, 911 in the United States.

Write down where you find the pictures

Keep track of where you find the pictures online. This helps when you ask websites to remove them.

Request removal of the content on Google Search

You or your authorized representative can ask Google to remove the pictures from Google Search.

For Google to consider the content for removal, it must meet all of the following requirements:

• The imagery shows you (or the individual you're representing) nude, in a sexual act, or in an intimate state.
• You (or the individual you're representing) didn't consent to the imagery or the act and it was made publicly available or the imagery was made available online without your consent.
• You aren’t currently being paid to commercialize this content online or elsewhere.

Learn how to remove personal sexual content from Google Search.

Find & ask other websites to remove the pictures

To find out where else the pictures may appear, search for your name on Google (or the name of the person you represent). If you get your private pictures in the Search results:

• Try contacting the person who owns the website directly.
• Use the website's reporting tool to ask them to take the pictures down.

Many websites have tools that let you report pictures you want removed. Look for these tools on social media websites.

If you don't know where else your pictures can be, but you have access to the pictures, you can do a reverse image search on Google. This means you can upload the picture to Google, and Google shows you other websites where the picture appears.

For more help, Learn about content removal options outside of Google Search.

Talk to the website owner

Even if Google removes the pictures from Google Search results, they're still on the website hosting the content. This means people can still find them through the URL to the site, social media sharing, or other search engines.

The best way to remove pictures is to talk to the person who owns the website. They can remove the pictures completely.

Learn how to contact a website owner.

Know your rights

There can be laws in your area about non-consensual explicit imagery in your state or region. You can use Google to learn about these laws, but you should talk to a lawyer or other expert to understand your rights.

If you want to ask for the pictures to be removed, but they don't meet the requirements above, there may be another way to do it under DMCA (copyright removals). To ask for removal under DMCA, use this form.

Find support

You can also find other types of help. There are groups that can help you remove the content and connect you with people who can help you say safe and feel better.

Where to find help

In addition to the location-specific resources listed below, StopNCII.org is a global group that helps stop the spread of non-consensual explicit content, and may be able to provide support.

North America Asia Europe