Nonconsensual Intimate Images and Sexual Deepfake Removal

Request removal

Email [email protected] or [email protected] with the subject “Intimate image removal”. You may also use the in-app NCII or sexual-deepfake report option. To make a formal written request, include:

1. Your physical or electronic signature, or the signature of the person authorized to act for you. Typing your name can serve as an electronic signature.
2. The content link, post/Story identifier or other information sufficient to locate each intimate depiction. For a private or group message, give the message or conversation ID if you have it, the people in the conversation and the approximate time; a public URL is not required. Identify how it depicts you without sending another copy.
3. A brief statement that you believe in good faith the identified intimate depiction was published or shared without your consent, with relevant context. If someone acts for you, include their authority to do so.
4. A safe email address or other sufficient contact information.

You can use this statement: “I am the person depicted, or am authorized to act for that person. I believe in good faith that the intimate depiction identified here was published or shared without that person’s consent. I request its removal. My electronic signature is [your name].”

Do not download or attach the intimate imagery. A link or identifier and a description are enough to start. We do not require a police report, a copyright claim or a statement under penalty of perjury for an intimate-image removal request. If information needed to locate or assess the request is missing, we will seek clarification; we can take protective action sooner.

What happens next

For a valid request under the US TAKE IT DOWN Act, we remove the identified intimate depiction as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after receiving the request, and make reasonable efforts within that period to identify and remove known identical copies. Other applicable removal orders and legal duties also apply. This process covers qualifying authentic intimate depictions and sexual deepfakes. We may remove broader material under our Guidelines even where a statutory definition is not met.

Removal includes disabling affected access through our Service, including source-backed Stories, Highlights, message media and affected renditions under our control. Necessary restricted evidence preservation does not keep the content publicly available or postpone the removal deadline. We cannot guarantee erasure of copies on independent services or devices.

We handle contact information and evidence with restricted access. We do not promise absolute secrecy: a specific legal duty or necessary lawful procedure may require limited disclosure. A copyright counter-notice does not override a separate intimate-image removal ground. If you believe our decision is mistaken, contact [email protected] with the reference; review does not delay a required removal.

If the person was under 18 when the imagery was made, say so and follow our Child Safety reporting instructions. Do not attach the imagery. For immediate danger or extortion, contact local emergency services or police. You may report a platform’s failure to comply with the US removal law at https://www.takeitdown.ftc.gov/.