To remove deepfake porn of you, report each copy to the site it is on, ask Google to remove it from search with its form for fake sexual content, and add the image to StopNCII so participating platforms block re-uploads. Under US law, covered platforms must now act on a valid request within 48 hours. Sites that ignore you can still be reached through their host and through Google.
Before you report: save the evidence
Platforms, Google and the police all work from addresses, not descriptions. Before anything disappears, record:
- the exact web address of every page that shows the image or video,
- a screenshot with the address bar and the date visible,
- the uploader's account name and profile link,
- any messages, comments or threats that came with it.
You do not need to contact the uploader, and it is safer not to. Our evidence guide explains how to keep records that hold up later.
Report it on the platform where it is posted
Mainstream platforms treat sexual deepfakes of real people as non-consensual intimate imagery. Use that report option, not "spam" or "harassment", so the report reaches the right team.
- X: its non-consensual nudity policy covers "images or videos that superimpose or otherwise digitally manipulate an individual's face onto another person's nude body". X may need to hear from you or someone authorised to act for you before it acts.
- Reddit: report it as non-consensual intimate media. Reddit's rule does not cover AI images of fictional people, so say clearly that the image shows you.
- Instagram, Facebook and TikTok: use the nudity or sexual exploitation report and choose the option for intimate images shared without consent.
If the fake was made from your own photo
Many deepfakes start from a real photo, often a selfie taken from a social profile. If you took that photo yourself, you own its copyright, and a copyright notice is a second route. It can be much faster. In a 2024 study, university researchers posted 50 AI-generated nude test images on X and reported them through the two routes: every image reported as a copyright violation was removed within 25 hours, while none reported as non-consensual nudity was removed after more than three weeks. X may handle reports differently now, but the gap is worth knowing.
This only works when you own the source photo. If someone else took it, use the intimate-image routes instead; a copyright claim you cannot back up can be challenged.
Covered US platforms must act within 48 hours
Since 19 May 2026, platforms covered by the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act must offer a removal process for non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated "digital forgeries", and remove the reported image and known identical copies within 48 hours of a valid request. A valid request needs your signature (or that of someone acting for you), the image and enough detail to find it, such as the exact URL, a short good-faith statement that it was published without your consent, and your contact details. The Federal Trade Commission enforces the platform duty. The law does not reach sites outside the US that ignore it.
Remove it from Google
Google has a separate request for this: "Remove fake sexual or nude content with you in it." You qualify when you can be identified, the content is fake and depicts you nude or in a sexual situation, and it was shared without your consent. Google says it does its best to find and remove duplicates as well, and you can ask for the result to be removed from all searches or only from searches for your name.
Removing a Google result does not delete the page. Keep the report to the site running alongside it. Our Google removal guide walks through the form.
Stop re-uploads with StopNCII or Take It Down
StopNCII accepts deepfakes and treats them like genuine images, provided the image is of you, you have it on your device and you are over 18. It creates a fingerprint on your device, so the image itself is never uploaded, and participating platforms use the fingerprint to block matching uploads. If you were under 18, use NCMEC's Take It Down, which also accepts synthetic images.
When the site is built for deepfakes
Dedicated deepfake sites usually ignore notices. Go to the companies they depend on instead: the hosting provider or the network service in front of the site, and Google. Pressure on that layer works. MrDeepFakes, once the largest deepfake porn site, shut down in May 2025 after, in its own words, "a critical service provider" ended service.
Report it to the police
In the US you can report to local police and to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov. In England and Wales, sharing a sexual deepfake of someone without consent is a criminal offence. Laws differ elsewhere; our deepfake laws guide and helplines by country list where to start.
How takedowns helps
Our deepfake removal service finds the copies, sends the reports under our name, files the Google requests and checks that each one worked. If the images were shared without your consent, survivor support is free: up to 3 private cases, no card.
Frequently asked questions
Is deepfake porn illegal?
Often, yes. In the US, the TAKE IT DOWN Act makes it a federal crime to knowingly publish an AI-generated intimate image of an identifiable person without consent, subject to the conditions in the law, and most states have their own laws. In England and Wales, sharing a sexual deepfake of someone without consent is an offence. Our laws guide covers other countries.
Will Google remove AI-generated nude images of me?
Yes, if you can be identified, the content is fake and depicts you nude or sexually, and it was shared without your consent. Use Google's request to remove fake sexual or nude content. Google removes the search result, not the page itself, and tries to remove duplicates too.
Can I report a deepfake if I do not have a copy?
Yes. Platform reports and Google's form only need the web address of the page. StopNCII is the one tool that needs the image on your own device, because it makes a fingerprint from it.
Should I contact the person who made it?
No. Contacting them can lead to more images or threats. Save the evidence, report it, and let the platform, the host or the police deal with the account.
