Copyright notice-and-takedown
US hosts and platforms keep their safe harbour only if they expeditiously remove material identified in a valid notice from the copyright owner or an authorised agent.
17 U.S.C. §512(c) ↗Leaked private content
Remove leaked content: private photos, videos and files
To remove leaked content, start with the free tools (the platform's own report, StopNCII.org for intimate images and Google's removal requests); when those stop working, Nullify sends legal notices to the site, its host and Google, using copyright (DMCA), the US TAKE IT DOWN Act, platform policy or GDPR erasure. The assessment is free and confidential, and you pay only when it's removed.
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You are not alone, and some of this is free.
These services can solve many cases without paying anyone. Use them first — we step in where they stop: leak sites, forums, re-uploads, hosts that ignore notices, and search results.
- StopNCII.org ↗Free hashing that blocks intimate images across participating platforms. The image never leaves your device.
- Google — remove explicit images ↗Google’s own request process for non-consensual explicit or intimate images in Search.
- Take It Down (NCMEC) ↗For anyone who was under 18 in the image or video.
- CCRI Image Abuse Helpline (US) ↗844-878-2274 — free and confidential.
- Revenge Porn Helpline (UK) ↗0345 6000 459 — free and confidential.
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Scope
What we can — and can’t — remove
We remove
- Intimate photos or videos shared without your consent
- Paid or subscriber-only content reposted on leak sites and forums
- Private photos and videos taken from a hacked account or cloud backup
- AI-generated or edited explicit images made to look like you
- Leaked private documents or messages that expose your personal data
- Google Search and Images results that link to the leak
- Re-uploads and mirror copies of content already removed
We won’t remove
- Images of anyone under 18. Report them through NCMEC's Take It Down and to the police, and don't save or forward them.
- Lawful, accurate journalism, including public-interest reporting on leaked material
- Criticism, opinion or discussion of you that doesn't reproduce the leaked material
- Cases with no valid legal ground. We only take cases that have one, and tell you up front if a case needs a court order.
How it works
How we get it removed
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Use the free tools first
Report the post on the platform, hash intimate images with StopNCII.org, and file Google's request for non-consensual explicit imagery. If you were under 18 in the images, use NCMEC's Take It Down. If that's enough to remove leaked content, you don't need us.
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Free, confidential assessment
Tell us where the content still appears; links are enough, you don't need to send the images. We check each link for a legal ground (copyright, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, platform policy or GDPR) and quote only for what can be removed.
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Notices to every layer
We file with the site, its host, any file hosts and Google, then escalate to the CDN and the domain registrar when a host ignores us. Every action is a documented legal route: no hacking, no technical disruption.
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Pay only on removal
You pay only when it's removed. If we can't remove it, you don't pay — any deposit is refunded in full. We confirm each removal with you, link by link.
Legal grounds
The routes we file under
US NCII removal duty
US federal law (2025): covered platforms must remove non-consensual intimate images — including AI-generated ones — within 48 hours of a valid request. FTC enforcement began in May 2026.
S.146, 119th Congress — signed 19 May 2025 ↗Community Guidelines & Terms
Every major platform prohibits harassment, impersonation, privacy violations, non-consensual imagery and fake engagement — and runs formal legal and privacy request channels beyond the public report button.
In the glossary →Search removal requests
Google removes certain results from Search on request: doxxing content and personal contact details, non-consensual intimate imagery, results from sites with exploitative removal practices, and content subject to valid legal requests.
Google Search Help — removal policies ↗Right to erasure
People in the EU/EEA (and the UK, under UK GDPR) can require organisations — search engines included — to erase personal data that is inaccurate, outdated, unlawfully processed or no longer necessary, balanced against freedom of expression.
Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art. 17 ↗Already reported it?
The platform said it doesn't break its rules. What next?
A first-line moderator's 'no violation found' is rarely the last word. Platforms run separate legal and privacy channels with different reviewers, and a copyright notice is a different legal question from a policy report. For intimate images, covered US platforms must act on a valid TAKE IT DOWN Act request within 48 hours, whatever their first reply was. In the EU, a DSA notice obliges the host to decide and explain its reasons, and that decision can be challenged. In the EU and UK, GDPR erasure applies where the leak exposes your personal data. And Google can delist the URLs from Search even while the source stays up.
How to remove leaked content: which legal route fits
The right route depends on what leaked and who made it. Choosing it well decides whether a request works the first time.
Many cases use more than one route at once: a copyright notice to a forum's host, for example, and a request to Google for the same images under its explicit-imagery policy.
- You took the photo or video yourself, including selfies and paid content: you own the copyright, so a DMCA notice applies
- Someone else took it, or it was recorded without your knowledge: copyright may sit with them, so use the TAKE IT DOWN Act, platform rules on non-consensual imagery and Google's removal request instead
- It's AI-generated or edited to look like you: the TAKE IT DOWN Act covers these, and Google accepts requests for fake explicit images
- It exposes your personal data, such as documents, messages or your address: GDPR erasure in the EU and UK, and Google's policy on doxxing and contact details
- It's on a site that ignores requests: host, CDN and registrar abuse policies, plus delisting from Google
What the free tools do well, and where they stop
StopNCII.org creates a digital fingerprint (a hash) of an intimate image on your own device and shares only that fingerprint with participating platforms, which can then detect and block copies. The image never leaves your device. It is free, and for content on large platforms it is the right first step.
Its limit is its participants. It doesn't delete material from sites that don't take part, which includes many leak sites, forums and file hosts. Report buttons have the same limit: they work on the platform you report to and nowhere else.
That gap is our work: sites that don't participate, hosts that ignore requests, re-uploads on new domains, and search results that keep the leak findable under your name.
If someone is threatening to leak your images
Don't pay and don't send anything more. Keep the messages, usernames and any payment requests, report the account to the platform, and report the threat to the police. In the US you can also report it to the FBI. If you are under 18, tell an adult you trust and use NCMEC's Take It Down.
Keep a private record of every link where content appears and the date you found it. If the person shown is under 18, don't screenshot, save or forward anything. If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services. In the US, the CCRI Image Abuse Helpline is 844-878-2274; in the UK, the Revenge Porn Helpline is 0345 6000 459.
Proof, not promises
What you receive
- Published case file: Operation Phica, a non-consensual imagery forum
- Published case file: Operation SimpCity, creator-content piracy
- Free routes first: we tell you when you don't need us
- You pay only when it's removed; any deposit is refunded in full
You pay only when it’s removed. If we can’t remove it, you don’t pay — any deposit is refunded in full.
Case files
Related operations
Operation
Phica
A forum distributing non-consensual intimate images of women was reported to its infrastructure providers under their abuse policies and EU notice-and-action rules.
OperationSimpCity
A forum redistributing creators’ paid content without permission was reported to its hosting and CDN providers with copyright notices on the creators’ behalf.
Questions
Frequently asked
How do I get leaked photos of me taken off the internet?
Start with the free routes: the platform's report, StopNCII.org for intimate images and Google's removal request. Then go after each remaining copy at the source: the site, its host and, if needed, its CDN and registrar. A professional service is worth it when copies are on sites that ignore requests or keep reappearing.
Can I remove leaked content if someone else took the photos?
Yes, though usually not through copyright, because the person who took a photo normally owns it. Intimate images can be removed under the TAKE IT DOWN Act on covered US platforms, under platform rules on non-consensual imagery, and through Google's removal request. In the EU and UK, data-protection law can apply too.
How long does it take to remove leaked content?
Covered US platforms must remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours of a valid TAKE IT DOWN Act request. US hosts must act expeditiously on valid copyright notices to keep their safe harbour. Sites that ignore notices take longer because we escalate to their host, CDN and registrar; you get a realistic timeline in the free assessment.
How much does leaked content removal cost?
The assessment is free and confidential, and the quote depends on how many sites are involved and how they respond. You pay only when it's removed. If we can't remove it, you don't pay — any deposit is refunded in full.
Will the person who leaked it find out I asked for removal?
Platforms may tell an uploader that their post was removed, and a copyright notice can be forwarded to them. Requests based on privacy or non-consensual imagery generally don't require your details to be passed on. We go through which route shares what before anything is filed.
What is a content removal service, and when do I need one?
A content removal service files the legal notices, policy reports and search requests that get material taken down, and escalates when they're ignored. If the content is on one large platform, the free tools may be all you need. A service makes sense when copies are spread across sites, hosts ignore you, or the content keeps coming back.
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