Free options
Official tools and hotlines are listed first, with links you can check.
FREE SAFETY OPTIONS
Free help first
Free help first. Paid help only if it spreads.
If intimate images were shared without consent, you’re being sextorted, or you’re being harassed online, use this page to find the right free help and save evidence safely. It stops before the answer for your specific case; that belongs in a private case file, and only if the free options don’t solve it.
This page is education, not legal advice. We are a removal agency, not a law firm; for advice on your specific situation, consult an attorney — or ask us privately and we'll tell you honestly what your case needs and what it costs.
Honest limits
Each option’s limits are named plainly.
Ask a person
Sensitive cases start with a short private description and a person, never the images.
START HERE — YOUR SITUATION
Find your situation
Pick what’s happening. We’ll point to the right help.
The right help depends on what happened, who is involved, and whether the urgent problem is your safety, being found in search, or a page that is still online. Start here.
Links checked: June 30, 2026. Programs can change; their official pages are the final word.
See all official options01Immediate danger or self-harmCall 911 if there is physical danger. Call, text, or chat 988 for crisis support.Crisis lines02Adult intimate images or AI nudesCheck the free options for adults. Never send the images to anyone.Adult options03Someone under 18This is never a paid case. Official child-safety programs handle it, for free.Child-safety help04A valid request gets no clear answerKeep the platform's reply, or the lack of one. It shows what happened.Tell the FTC05Threats or sextortionDon't pay. Save the messages. A police report and removal work are separate things.Sextortion help06A Google result, not the page itselfSearch removal can make it harder to find. Whether the page stays online is a separate question.Search options07The problem keeps spreadingWhen it spreads, gets copied, or keeps coming back, someone needs to track it.Where we fit
WHAT’S PUBLIC, WHAT’S PRIVATE
Public help, private details
The free options are public. Your case stays private.
The official options stay visible so you can check them, and us, yourself. If you hire us, the details of your case stay in your private case file.
THIS PAGE
What you can check
This page names the official programs, the ways out, and the hard limits you should be able to check before asking anyone for help.
CASE FILE
Your private case file
If we take on your case, the work, its status, and every message stay in your private case file, not on a public page.
REPORT
Your report
You get the report that matters: what was received, what is still online, what is outside the scope, and what still needs someone to handle it.
Your private case file
What your case file holds.
This page shows the official options. Your private case file holds the answer for your case, who is tracking it, the written terms, and your report.
ANSWER
A private answer.
Whether we take it on, refer you elsewhere, wait, or stop is written down before work starts.
OWNER
One person tracking it.
Your case file turns a pile of open tabs into one tracked piece of work.
TERMS
Written terms.
The items, intended result, refund terms, and exclusions are written down before you pay.
REPORT
A private report.
The final result labels, what is still online, and any next step stay in your private case file.
IF YOU’RE IN CRISIS
Right now.
If you’re in immediate danger, call 911. For crisis or emotional support:
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- Call or text 988
- Confidential 24/7 support if you are in crisis or thinking about self-harm. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
Best forEmotional crisis, suicidal thoughts, or panic after a threat or leak.
LimitIf anyone is physically unsafe right now, call 911 before using a hotline.
- RAINN — National Sexual Assault Hotline
- 800-656-4673
- Confidential support for survivors of sexual violence, including image-based abuse. RAINN offers phone, online chat, and text options.
Best forSupport for survivors of sexual violence, safety planning, and local referrals.
LimitSupport and referrals, not content removal.
INTIMATE IMAGES SHARED WITHOUT CONSENT
Adults’ intimate images: try the free options first.
If everyone involved was 18 or older when the image was taken and is 18+ now, these free options for adults are the place to start. They can help with blocking, support, and reporting; they can’t reach every site or every copy, or give an answer for your specific case.
- StopNCII.org
- For adults (18+): a free tool run by the Revenge Porn Helpline (SWGfL). It creates a digital fingerprint of your image so participating platforms can block matching uploads. It does not delete pages that are already online.
Best forAdults 18+ who still have the image or video and want participating platforms to block matching copies.
LimitIt matches a digital fingerprint on participating platforms only; it can't clear the whole internet.
- Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) — Image Abuse Helpline
- 844-878-2274 (24/7)
- A nonprofit crisis helpline and safety center for victims of non-consensual intimate image abuse — information, support, referrals, and non-legal guidance.
Best forSupport for image-based sexual abuse, referrals, and practical guidance on next steps.
LimitA nonprofit support line; it does not replace emergency services or a lawyer.
WHEN A PLATFORM DOESN’T ACT
When a platform doesn’t follow the law.
Under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a covered platform must remove qualifying intimate images within 48 hours after a valid request from the person shown or someone authorized to act for them. The FTC page is for reporting a covered platform that has no clear process, a broken process, or doesn’t reasonably act on a valid request. It doesn’t manage your case, and you still need to send the platform your request first.
- FTC — Take It Down reporting
- The FTC's page for reporting a covered platform that fails after a valid request. Keep the platform's reply for your records; any private review is separate.
Best forReporting a covered platform that has no proper process or did not reasonably act on a valid TAKE IT DOWN request.
LimitThis reports the platform's failure to the FTC. It does not manage your case, and you still need to send the platform a request first.
If you’re not sure whether the platform is covered or whether your request counts, note that question and read the TAKE IT DOWN Act explainer before you ask us for help.
SEXTORTION & COERCION
Don’t pay. Save the messages.
Paying the person threatening you shows you will pay, and the demands can continue. Stop responding, save the messages, and keep your police report separate from any removal work.
- FBI — Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
- The FBI's reporting page for sextortion and online extortion. Don't pay the person threatening you; save the messages, and keep any removal work separate.
Best forReporting online crime, including extortion and sextortion.
LimitA law-enforcement reporting channel. It does not remove content by itself.
For calm first steps, see the sextortion safety steps.
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.
- NCMEC CyberTipline
- Use the CyberTipline to report online child sexual exploitation. If anyone in the image was under 18, this is never a paid AboutUs case.
Best forReporting suspected online child sexual exploitation or sexual images involving someone under 18.
LimitThis is the official reporting channel. Never send the images to a company.
- NCMEC Take It Down
- NCMEC's free tool to help remove or stop the online sharing of nude or sexually explicit images of someone who was under 18 in the image, including if you are now an adult.
Best forNude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images taken when someone was under 18.
LimitIt works through participating platforms. It is separate from reporting to law enforcement.
GOOGLE SEARCH REMOVAL
A search result is not the page itself.
Google can remove eligible results from Search, but the page itself may still be online. These options change what search shows; whether the page stays up is a separate question.
- Google — remove non-consensual explicit images from Search
- Google's own option for explicit images shared without consent. It deals with being found in search, not with the page itself.
Best forAsking Google to remove eligible non-consensual explicit images from its search results.
LimitGoogle can hide an eligible result from Search; it does not remove the image from the page itself.
- Google — remove personal contact info from Search
- Google's personal-info removal option can help with exposed phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and similar contact details in Search.
Best forDoxxing, or contact information that appears in Google results.
LimitThis affects Google Search results. The page itself may stay online and reachable by direct link.
- Google Results about you
- Google's Results about you tool helps find and request removal of certain results that show your personal contact information.
Best forChecking and asking Google to remove search results that show your personal contact information.
LimitAvailability and eligibility depend on Google account settings and Google's policies.
BROADER VICTIM SUPPORT
Support lines.
- VictimConnect Resource Center
- 855-484-2846 (call or text, 24/7)
- A referral helpline (a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime) that helps victims of any crime find local services, legal options, and support.
Best forSupport for crime victims, information about your rights, and referrals for many kinds of crime.
LimitReferral support, not case management or emergency response.
- FTC — report fraud and scams
- Report scams, including online extortion and impersonation, to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Best forReporting scams, impersonation, and fraud to the FTC.
LimitA report helps enforcement and tracking; it does not manage your case.
SAVE EVIDENCE SAFELY
Evidence safety
Collect what helps. Do not re-expose yourself.
A good review needs notes and context, not another copy of intimate content. Keep useful evidence without sending sensitive images to another inbox or form.
01SAVE
Save the details, not the images.
Write down where you saw it and when, without forwarding intimate images or videos to anyone.
02STOP
Don't pay or bargain.
If someone is threatening you, stop replying and save the messages. Paying can show them you will pay again.
03SORT
Keep each place separate.
A page, an account profile, a search result, a threat message, and a re-upload are different things. Note each one separately before any review.
04ASK
Talk to a person for sensitive cases.
Adult intimate images, AI nudes, and sextortion should start with a person and a short private description. The images themselves stay out of forms and payment pages.
SAFE REPORT KIT
Before a report or handoff
Say enough. Do not re-expose yourself.
Most safety lines need a clean boundary record, not the sensitive file. Keep the public record light; the client-only review belongs inside the handoff.
POLICY
Your notesOfficial or policy report
A specific post, profile, page, service, or accountable surface controls the copy.
Record
A minimal private surface summary, plus any official result already created.
Leave out
The intimate file itself, passwords, full ID numbers, payment details, and unrelated personal history.
SEARCH
Search optionsSearch removal request
The urgent exposure is search visibility, while the source page may still remain live.
Record
The search boundary, the source question, and any prior decision at a high level.
Leave out
Do not describe search removal as removal of the original page. Keep the source page as its own surface.
EXTORTION
Extortion recordLaw-enforcement record
Someone is threatening, demanding money, or using accounts to coerce you.
Record
A private threat summary and any official record, without publishing the case file.
Leave out
Do not negotiate, send new material, or move the threat to a new channel.
HUMAN
Sensitive checkpointSensitive live handoff
Adult intimate images, AI nudes, or sextortion need a private conversation with a person.
Record
A minimal private summary and any official result already created.
Leave out
The intimate file itself. If anyone was under 18 when it was made, use NCMEC instead.
Report capsule
One clean summary beats a flood of files.
Where
The place where the problem is visible, threatened, indexed, or controlled.
What
A plain description of the harm without resending the sensitive file.
Tried
The official option you already used and any receipt or reply.
Remaining
What is still live, still threatened, or still unresolved.
NEXT STEP — ASKING FOR HELP
If the free options don't work
If it stalls, ask a person.
Your next step depends on what reached the original page, what only changed search results, and what still needs to be written into a private case file.
Don’t pay anyone until the free options are clear and the scope, price, and limits for your case are written down.
FREE
Check the free options.
Official tools and platform reports often come first, before any paid work.
Free optionsEVIDENCE
Save evidence safely.
Never send intimate images to anyone. Your private case file holds what a public page should not.
Official options listRESULTS
Know what a result means.
Source removed, search delisted, and unresolved are labeled separately. A request sent is not a result.
Result labelsCHECK US
Check us before you pay.
Our company details, how payment works, refund terms, and how results are labeled should all be clear before you pay anything.
How payment worksSAFETY FIRST — BY SITUATION
Safety first, paid help last
Find the right help before you retell the story.
The same leak can need six different kinds of help: crisis support, image blocking, child-protection reporting, reporting a threat, search removal, or a private case with AboutUs. Work out who can help first.
Good notes protect you, keep the images out, and give a person enough context to review.
SAFETY
Crisis helpSituation
Physical danger, risk of self-harm, or panic after a threat.
First step
Call 911 for immediate danger. Call, text, or chat 988 for crisis support.
Keep in mind
Don't wait for a removal plan before getting crisis help.
Come back to removal only when you are safe enough to decide.
ADULT IMAGES
Adult optionsSituation
Everyone involved was 18+ when the image was taken and is 18+ now.
First step
Check the free options for adults first, and keep their replies.
Keep in mind
Don't upload or forward the images to company forms, email, or payment pages.
If a copy stays online, ask a person to review what is left.
UNDER 18
NCMEC helpSituation
Anyone involved was under 18 when the image was created.
First step
Official child-safety programs handle this, for free.
Keep in mind
Don't send the content to anyone, including us. This is never a paid case.
Use official child-protection channels, and law enforcement where appropriate.
THREATS
Report to IC3Situation
Someone is threatening to post, send, or keep spreading the material.
First step
Stop replying, save the messages, and report to law enforcement.
Keep in mind
Don't pay the person threatening you or move the conversation to a new private app.
If content is already online, the police report and removal work stay separate.
SEARCH
Search optionsSituation
The main problem is a Google result, not a page you control.
First step
Check whether a Google option can hide the search result.
Keep in mind
Don't treat a change in search results as removing the original page.
Keep the page itself as a separate question if it still needs review.
ABOUTUS
Where we fitSituation
The free option stalls, copies spread, or the page itself needs review.
First step
Keep the free option's reply; share the rest privately with a person.
Keep in mind
Don't pay until the free options, the items, the intended result, and exclusions are written down.
For intimate images or threats, ask us privately or request a private review. For other content, request a written quote.
OFFICIAL OPTIONS — CHECKED
Official options
Who runs each option, and its limits.
Each option below names who runs it, what it can’t do, and a link to the official page so you can check it yourself.
This page stops at who runs each option and its limits. The work on your specific case stays in your private case file.
Last checked: June 30, 2026. External programs can change; the linked official page controls.
CRISIS
June 30, 2026988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988 Lifeline
LimitIf anyone is physically unsafe right now, call 911 first.
ADULT IMAGES
June 30, 2026SWGfL / Revenge Porn Helpline
StopNCII.org
LimitIt doesn't delete a page that is already online or reach every site.
SURVIVOR
June 30, 2026RAINN
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
LimitSupport and referrals; not removal work or a police report.
IMAGE ABUSE
June 30, 2026Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
CCRI Image Abuse Helpline
LimitA nonprofit support line; not emergency response, a lawyer, or a service that manages your case.
UNDER 18
June 30, 2026National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
NCMEC CyberTipline + Take It Down
LimitCyberTipline reporting and Take It Down blocking do different jobs; follow NCMEC's official instructions.
FTC
June 30, 2026Federal Trade Commission
TakeItDown.ftc.gov
LimitAn FTC report records the platform's failure; it does not remove anything or manage your case.
THREATS
June 30, 2026FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center
IC3
LimitA police report is not the same as removal work.
VICTIM
June 30, 2026National Center for Victims of Crime
VictimConnect Resource Center
LimitReferral support; not emergency response, case management, or an investigation.
FRAUD
June 30, 2026Federal Trade Commission
ReportFraud.ftc.gov
LimitA report helps enforcement and tracking; it does not manage your case.
SEARCH
June 30, 2026Google Search
Google: remove explicit images from Search
LimitSearch removal can hide a result without removing the page.
DOXXING
June 30, 2026Google Search
Google: remove personal contact info
LimitEligibility depends on Google's policies and the specific result.
The official page is the final word
If a program changes its name, eligibility, forms, hours, or process, the linked official page is correct and this page may be out of date.
Free option first
If the free option solves the problem, keep its reply for your records. Any AboutUs work comes after, with written terms.
Keep the images out
Share as little as possible unless an official program asks for more.
FOUR RULES BEFORE YOU ASK
Before anyone quotes a price
Use the option that actually reaches the harm.
The safest first step is finding the right option, not paying someone blindly. It may be a crisis line, an image-blocking tool, an FTC report, a search removal request, or a police report.
If the free option solves the problem, keep its reply for your records. If it doesn’t, bring your notes — never the intimate images — to a person.
Safety comes before paperwork.
Physical danger, risk of self-harm, or panic belongs with emergency and crisis support before any removal work.
Keep the images out.
For intimate images, AI nudes, and sextortion, start with a short private description. Never send the images.
Find the option that fits.
Crisis lines, child-protection programs, FTC reports, regulators, law enforcement, and search tools each cover a different part of the problem. Find the right one before you retell your story.
Bring only what's still unresolved.
If the free option solves it, keep its reply for your records. If it stalls, spreads, or keeps coming back, the next step should be written down with clear limits.
Your notes
Keep short notes before any private review.
WHERE
Where it appears, in general terms: a page, a search result, a profile, or a message thread.
REPORTED
Which official, support, or reporting option you already used.
STATUS
A confirmation, a reply, a deadline, a refusal, or silence after follow-up.
NEXT
A private review, written terms, a referral for support, or stopping.
WHAT EACH OPTION CAN REACH
What each option can do
Different options reach different parts of the problem.
An official tool, a report, a search removal request, and a private case are not interchangeable. The honest questions are: what can this option reach, what can’t it, and who handles the next step?
Image blocking (StopNCII)
Can reachParticipating platforms that can match a private digital fingerprint of the image.
LimitIt does not delete a page that is already online, and it does not cover every site.
The platform's own report
Can reachThe site or platform that controls a specific copy.
LimitIt depends on whether the content breaks its rules, the evidence, and whether the platform acts.
An FTC report
Can reachThe federal regulator, when a covered platform has no proper process or doesn't reasonably act on a valid TAKE IT DOWN request.
LimitIt reports the platform's failure. It does not remove anything or manage your case.
A search removal request
Can reachGoogle or another search engine, when the main harm is being found in search.
LimitIt can hide an eligible result without deleting the page.
A police or FBI report
Can reachLaw enforcement, for extortion, exploitation, threats, or other crimes.
LimitIt creates a report. It is not the same as removal work.
A private case with AboutUs
Can reachAdults whose matter we accept, with the work and limits written into a scope.
LimitWe are not a law firm, and what counts as a result is written down before you pay.
WHERE ABOUTUS FITS
Where AboutUs fits
When the free options stop, a private case can start.
This page lists the official options. It doesn’t show anyone’s private case, messages, or report. AboutUs may fit when what’s still unresolved needs someone to take it on in writing, not another link.
We are a removal agency, not a law firm. For items we accept, the intended result, exclusions, and refund terms are written into your scope before you pay.
CHECKPUBLIC / PRIVATE
What you can seeYou can check the official programs, the safety options, and their limits yourself.
In your case fileWe tell you in writing whether what's left is something we can take on.
SCOPEPUBLIC / PRIVATE
What you can seeSearch, safety, threats, and still-online content are each labeled separately.
In your case fileThe items, exclusions, intended result, and refund terms are written down before any money moves.
OWNERPUBLIC / PRIVATE
What you can seeYou can see enough to avoid panic buying or vague rescue offers.
In your case fileOne person tracks status, messages, and your report in your case file.
REPORTPUBLIC / PRIVATE
What you can seeThis page stops before the answer for your specific case.
In your case fileYou get the final report: each result label, what is still online, and where we stopped.
What you pay for
The fee pays for tracked work, not links.
Everyone gets the free options and enough to stay safe. Clients get a written scope and a person who tracks the work.
What stays public
Official options, ways to get safe, limits, evidence safety, and how to check us.
What the fee pays for
Judgment on your case, a written scope, careful tracking, and a private report.
What stays private
Messages, the details of your report, and notes about your case.
STILL ONLINEFIT
You tried the free option. It's still up.
Tell us briefly which free option you used and what is still unresolved. No images needed.
SPREADINGFIT
The copies keep moving.
When new copies keep appearing, the work becomes tracking and follow-up, not another list of links.
MIXEDFIT
Page and search results are mixed up.
We sort out what we can work on, what to refer elsewhere, what to wait on, and what to stop, before you pay.
IN WRITINGFIT
Written scope before money.
The items, intended result, refund terms, and how you'll get your report are written down before any work starts.
Common questions
Straight answers.
- Which independent help lines matter for leaked or non-consensual intimate images?
- For adults: StopNCII.org, which blocks matching copies on participating platforms, and the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative Image Abuse Helpline at 844-878-2274 for support. If anyone in the image was under 18, use NCMEC's Take It Down and the CyberTipline instead. Try these free options first; anything still unresolved can be reviewed separately.
- What should I do if I'm being sextorted?
- Don't pay — paying shows you will pay, and the demands can continue. Stop responding, save the messages, and report it to the FBI through IC3. For 24/7 crisis support, contact the 988 Lifeline or RAINN at 800-656-4673.
- What is the difference between blocking, search removal, and a private case?
- Blocking can stop matching copies on participating platforms. Search removal can make a result harder to find in search. A private case covers the items we accept and review. Each has different limits, so which one applies is written down before you pay anything.
- What if a covered platform ignores a valid TAKE IT DOWN request?
- Keep the platform's reply, or a note that it never replied. If a covered platform has no proper process or doesn't reasonably act on a valid request, you can tell the FTC through TakeItDown.ftc.gov. That report records the platform's failure; it doesn't remove anything, and it doesn't replace sending the platform your request first.
- What should I bring to an AboutUs review?
- A short description of which free options you tried and what is still unresolved. Some simple cases are solved by an official or nonprofit option. If a request stalls, spreads, keeps coming back, or leaves something unresolved, we tell you in writing whether we can help before you pay.
- What should I keep out of a removal review?
- Write a short private description and keep intimate images or videos — and anything involving someone under 18 — out of any company's form. A serious service will ask for specific details privately, inside your case file.