Evidence guide
Evidence without public exposure.
Six exhibits, A through F: non-consensual imagery and deepfakes, defamatory articles, harmful search results, attacks on executives, live crises, and AI answers that repeat a lie.
If you’re reading this in the worst week of your life: Exhibit A is yours — start there.
Unsafe? Call or text 988 Report a threat: tips.fbi.gov (opens in a new tab) Under 18?
On this page
Each one explains what is safe to save, what you should never upload, and when a private review makes sense. How a specific case is handled stays in that person’s private case file.
Before you send anything
Where to start
Intimate images, deepfakes, sextortion
Private case review. A short private summary only; keep the sensitive file with you.
Defamation, doxxing, search, AI answers
For non-intimate cases, start with a question. A short summary is enough to start.
Something broke tonight
Save the messages, stop responding, and read the safety steps before doing anything public.
If this involves someone under 18
We work with adults (18+) only. If intimate images of someone under 18 are involved, report it immediately to the NCMEC CyberTipline at report.cybertip.org, use NCMEC's Take It Down at takeitdown.ncmec.org, and contact local law enforcement. Do not send the content to anyone — including us.
Adults 18+ only. Intimate-image cases start with a private case review — not a public form, an upload, or a card payment.
Before Exhibit A through F
Evidence first. Exposure never.
The best removal request is not the loudest one. It has enough evidence to be reviewed, follows a written scope, and creates no extra exposure while you ask for help.
Read this section: Evidence first. Exposure never.
Evidence · what to save · no sensitive-file upload path for intimate cases
Summary
A private summary before any files.
A short private summary is enough to start. For intimate-image cases, describe what happened instead of sending the sensitive file.
Private
Sensitive material stays out of public view.
The case file uses redacted details and short notes, so a request can be reviewed without exposing more than it needs.
Scope
Every item gets a written scope.
Public pages stop at general labels: official support, a written scope, a referral, or no AboutUs offer. The answer for a specific case stays in that person's private case file.
Labels
Result labels stay honest.
Request submitted, Source removed, Search delisted, and Unresolved are separate labels, never blended into one promise. Your report says what happened to each link; public pages don't.
Do not send
- Intimate files in a public form
- Content involving anyone under 18
- Payment before the scope is written
- Mass reports before evidence is saved
If the case involves intimate imagery, sextortion, or urgent threats, private case review is the safest option. If it is non-intimate defamation, doxxing, search, or AI-answer harm, a question with a short summary is enough to start.
Your case stays private.
This page shows what is safe to save and when a private case review makes sense. Our read of a specific case is shared only with that person, inside their private case file.
Private
Our answer
What we can work on, what needs someone else, and what we decline stay in your private case file.
Private
Case notes
Scope details and case context are written for you, not published on this page.
Private
Evidence
Receipts, screenshots, and match notes stay private; only the minimum needed for a request is shared.
Private
Follow-up notes
If follow-up is agreed, notes on reposts and next steps stay in the private case file.
Before we can answer
A clear answer needs a few facts.
Read this section: A clear answer needs a few facts.
Before AboutUs can answer clearly, each matter needs a few facts: what the item is, which rule applies, what can be written into a scope, and what evidence can stay private.
Item
What exactly needs review?
- Private case file
- Where it appears — a page, account, or search result — as a public link or a short description.
- What you get
- One line per item, each with its own written scope.
Authority
Which rule applies?
- Private case file
- An official option, a platform policy, a copyright or legal right, a referral, or no AboutUs offer.
- What you get
- A clear label before any AboutUs work, not a blended promise.
Review
What goes in the private case file?
- Private case file
- Redacted evidence, the written scope, the requested result, and a record of what was sent.
- What you get
- A record you can check, never published.
Check
What can be shared?
- Private case file
- The site's response, the result label, a record of what was sent, or a closed or referral note.
- What you get
- A written report for you, in plain wording.
- No intimate file in public intake.
- No minor-involved content in commercial work.
- No search-only result described as deletion.
- No public step list, and no one's case notes.
Exhibit A
NCII & deepfake removal
There are real options to take back control. Under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a covered platform must remove a reported non-consensual intimate image, including an AI-generated one, within 48 hours of a valid request. That is the platform’s duty, not an AboutUs turnaround. We work out which rules apply, keep a safe evidence record, and keep sensitive material out of public forms.
Platform 48-hr duty
If you found this page in the worst week of your life — you are not out of options. Start here.
Who this covers
- Leaked or stolen intimate images
Hacked accounts, cloud breaches, lost devices — how it got out doesn’t change your rights. - Content shared by an ex or acquaintance
Consent to take a photo was never consent to publish it. - AI deepfakes of your face or body
It doesn’t matter that it isn’t “really” you. The TAKE IT DOWN Act covers AI-generated intimate images of a real, identifiable person, not only real photos. - Recordings made without consent
Hidden cameras, calls, and streams captured without your knowledge. - Sextortion material used to threaten you
Under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, threatening to publish someone’s intimate images to intimidate, coerce, or extort them, or to cause mental distress, can be a federal crime. If material appears, a valid request starts a covered platform’s 48-hour removal duty where the law applies.
Adults (18 and over) only. Anything involving a minor is never handled as a commercial removal — see the bordered notice below.
Which rules can apply
The law — under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a covered platform must remove qualifying non-consensual intimate imagery, real or AI-generated, within 48 hours after a valid request from the person shown or someone authorized to act for them. That is the platform’s legal duty, not an AboutUs turnaround.
Copyright — when you took the photo, or your paid content was copied, a copyright (DMCA) request can apply. That detail stays in your private case file, not on a public page.
Platform policy — each platform’s own rules can apply too. The specifics for your case stay in your private case file.
Safe starting point
- A minimal private summary of where the content appears — or what happened, if you can’t bring yourself to look
- Roughly when it surfaced, if you know
- Whether anyone is threatening or demanding anything — sextortion changes the safety path
- Nothing else. The private content stays out of public review
What we’ll tell you honestly. In the private review we tell you what we can work on, what could only be reduced in search, and what we cannot accept. Search-only work is never sold as deletion, and we put the scope in writing.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE — a hypothetical situation written to explain how we work. It is not a client case and does not describe a real result. Outcomes vary; eligibility and any results-based terms are set in your written service agreement.
Several related sites
Example: each item labeled on its own
Hypothetical: leaked intimate images and AI-generated fakes appear on several related sites. In a case like this, evidence stays private, the written plan lists what is included, and each item is labeled separately: removed at the source, removed from search only, or unresolved.
Sextortion — do not pay. Threatened right now? Do not pay. Payment confirms you’re reachable, and the demands can continue. Preserve the messages, stop responding, and talk to us — threats like this can be a federal crime, and if material appears, a valid request starts a covered platform’s 48-hour removal duty where the law applies. You can also report extortion to the FBI at ic3.gov.
Under 18 · mandatory referral
If this involves someone under 18
We work with adults (18+) only. If intimate images of someone under 18 are involved, report it immediately to the NCMEC CyberTipline at report.cybertip.org, use NCMEC's Take It Down at takeitdown.ncmec.org, and contact local law enforcement. Do not send the content to anyone — including us.
A short private summary only. Keep the sensitive file with you; a person reviews every paid case within 48 hours, and if we can’t take it you get a full refund.
Exhibit B
Defamatory content & article removal
The post is false. It does not get blended into a vague reputation package. Defamatory articles, forum threads, fake reviews, and copied pages are reviewed as evidence, with limits and search-only work labeled separately.
Read Exhibit B: Defamatory content & article removal
What we can review
- Defamatory articles and blog posts
- Fake or malicious reviews
- Forum and Reddit threads
- “Complaint” and shaming sites
- Scraper and syndication copies
One defamatory article doesn’t stay one article — related copies are listed in your written scope before AboutUs accepts work. - Outdated coverage that misrepresents who you are today
How we approach it
The original first — the strongest request starts with the item that actually needs to change. What gets pursued, and in what order, is written into your private case file.
Kept private — emails and next steps stay in your private case file, not on a public page.
A lawyer when needed — if court action or an attorney is the honest option, we say so before treating search-only work as progress.
Safe starting point
- The URL of the original article or post
- Any copies you’ve already noticed — related copies are grouped in your private case file
- One line on what, specifically, is false
- Anything that documents the truth, if you have it (helpful, not required)
What we’ll tell you. A false statement of fact is stronger than opinion or true-but-harmful coverage. This page can’t sort your facts; a private review gives you a written scope before you pay anything.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE — a hypothetical situation written to explain how we work. It is not a client case and does not describe a real result. Outcomes vary; eligibility and any results-based terms are set in your written service agreement.
Copied article
Example: original and copies tracked apart
Hypothetical: a defamatory article is copied onto other sites. In a case like this, the original, each copy, and any search-only result are tracked separately, so one result is never reported as another.
We’ll tell you which of these fits your situation — before you pay anything.
Exhibit C
Search result delisting & suppression
When removal at the source is not available, search-only work is labeled plainly as a limited result, never sold as a removal.
Read Exhibit C: Search result delisting & suppression
Search only
When this may belong
- Content that stays up after removal requests
Rare — and when it happens, we say so instead of inventing progress. - Official records and filings that can’t be deleted
- Truthful reporting that can’t be removed but shouldn’t define you
- Stale results that outlive the original page
Cached and lingering listings that keep surfacing after the page itself is already gone.
A limited result
Search-engine review — formal removal and outdated-content options are considered when the original page cannot be changed, with the limit labeled plainly.
Accurate results — true, current information can be published around what cannot come down. Slower than removal, honest about it, and never sold as deletion.
Safe starting point
- The search query that surfaces the result
- URLs of the results that hurt
- What’s been tried already, if anything
Why we call it limited. Delisting removes a result from search; the page itself may still exist for anyone holding the link. When delisting is what you’re getting, your written scope says so in those words. If a vendor leads with suppression, ask them why.
We’ll tell you whether removal or delisting is what your case actually needs.
Exhibit D
Executive & corporate reputation
Investors, boards, journalists — and now AI assistants — summarize you before you ever get a meeting. We review what they will find, work to correct what is false, and request removal of what is there to do damage.
Read Exhibit D: Executive & corporate reputation
The modern threat model
- Coordinated attack pages
Timed to raises, exits, and appointments — built to surface exactly when diligence runs. - Leak amplification
Leaked data spreading before your lawyers have the facts. - Impersonation and fake profiles
Accounts speaking in your name to your investors and your staff. - AI-answer poisoning
If an assistant has ingested an attack page, the smear becomes the summary.
Ways to work together
Crisis — something broke tonight. A person reviews it first; evidence saving and any removal work start once the scope is agreed.
Before an event — before the raise, the IPO, the board seat: a private review of what diligence will find and what should be corrected.
Ongoing — recurring review of the public pages you agree on, if that is in your written scope.
Safe starting point
- A short private summary — from you or one person you choose
- The key date: raise, exit, appointment, or filing
- Counsel or comms we should coordinate with, if any
How we keep it discreet. Confidentiality terms are written into your agreement, and one private case file holds all correspondence about your matter. No client names are published on this site.
No client names on this site
Starts with the same first question. Share only what you’re comfortable sharing.
Exhibit E
Crisis response & continuity
Something broke tonight. Live help and a private case review keep the next step clear: a person sorts out what we can handle, what needs someone else, and what should not be paid work.
Built for
- A leak spreading right now
- A thread or story gathering speed
- A new copy of something already in your case
- A threat with a deadline attached
The first hours
Start with a short private summary. If intimate content is involved, keep sensitive files with you.
Hold off on scattered reports until the evidence is saved and the scope is clear. Timing details belong in your private case file.
If it happened tonight, Section 05 — Safety Steps — helps you stabilize without guessing.
Safe starting point
- A short private summary of what changed — not intimate files
- A safe way to reach you
- Your go-ahead for our team to review it privately
After the fire is out. Each finished item stays in your private case file. If a copy reappears and follow-up is in your written scope, the next review starts from that record.
Private case review is the safest option for threats and intimate-image crises; no public form or checkout.
Exhibit F
AI answer reputation
Map the public pages AI systems repeat, pursue supportable corrections, and keep answer boundaries inside the client record.
Read Exhibit F: AI answer reputation
What this looks like
- An assistant repeating a defamatory claim as fact
- AI Overviews framing years-old coverage as current
- Chat answers surfacing content you already had removed
- Investor and hiring questions about you answered from attack pages
How we approach it
The sources first — AI answers repeat what they read, so the pages they cite are usually the strongest thing to change.
The answer itself — platform feedback, corrections, and accurate published information are options too. Which one comes first is decided in your private case review.
Safe starting point
- The question you asked and the answer you got, typed out as text
- Which assistant: ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews, Copilot, other
- The underlying pages, if the answer cites them
The honest limit. No one can force a model to say anything — anyone promising that is selling something else. What can be reviewed is what the model reads and the corrections around it. Where your case stands stays in your private case file.
Bring the question and the answer as text. We’ll tell you what can be reviewed and what should stay private.