If intimate images of you were shared without your consent, or someone is threatening to share them, you do not have to deal with it alone. Most countries now have a free, confidential service that can listen, explain your options and often contact websites for you.
This page lists the main official helplines, reporting services and free removal tools by country, with what each one can actually do. It does not replace legal advice or emergency help.
If images are already online, our free survivor support opens a private removal case with no card. For a side-by-side look at every removal route, see revenge porn removal options compared.
In immediate danger? Contact local emergency services first. If someone is threatening you, do not pay, send more images or meet them. Save the messages and usernames before you block anyone.
Free tools that work in any country
- StopNCII.org (adults 18+). Creates a digital fingerprint (a hash) of your image on your own device, so the image itself is never uploaded. Participating platforms use the hash to detect and block matching uploads. It does not remove copies from sites that are not part of the scheme.
- Take It Down (images taken before you were 18). Run by the US National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). Works the same way as StopNCII, by hash.
United Kingdom
- Revenge Porn Helpline. Free, confidential support for adults in the UK experiencing intimate image abuse. The helpline can advise you and report content to platforms on your behalf. It is run by the charity SWGfL, which also operates StopNCII.
- Report Remove (under 18). A service from the Internet Watch Foundation and Childline that lets young people report nude images of themselves so they can be removed.
- Sharing or threatening to share intimate images without consent is a criminal offence in England and Wales. You can report it to the police on 101, or 999 in an emergency.
United States
- Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI). Runs a crisis helpline for victims of image-based sexual abuse and publishes guidance on removal and state laws.
- Take It Down and the NCMEC CyberTipline for anyone who was under 18 in the images, including sextortion of minors.
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) for reporting sextortion and online extortion.
- The federal TAKE IT DOWN Act makes it a crime to knowingly publish non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated ones, and requires covered platforms to remove reported images within 48 hours of a valid request.
Australia
- eSafety Commissioner. The government regulator takes reports of image-based abuse and has legal powers to require websites and platforms to remove intimate images shared without consent. Reports can be made online.
Ireland
- Hotline.ie. Ireland's national reporting service accepts reports of intimate images shared without consent and works with platforms to have them removed. Sharing intimate images without consent is an offence under Coco's Law, and you can also report it to An Garda Síochána.
India
- National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. Has a dedicated section for crimes against women and children, including sexually explicit content, and can be used without first going to a police station.
Canada
- Cybertip.ca and NeedHelpNow.ca, run by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, for young people whose intimate images were shared. Adults can report the non-consensual distribution of intimate images to local police; it is a criminal offence in Canada.
Elsewhere
If your country is not listed, start with StopNCII (or Take It Down if you were under 18) and report each post directly to the website or app that hosts it, under its intimate image abuse or non-consensual content policy. To remove pages from search results, use Google's request for removing explicit personal images; our Google image removal guide walks through it. Search removal does not delete the page itself, so report the source too.
What helplines can and cannot do
| They can | They usually cannot |
|---|---|
| Listen, and explain your legal and practical options | Guarantee that every copy is removed |
| Report content to platforms that work with them | Force sites that ignore reports to act, unless a regulator has legal powers |
| Point you to police, legal aid or counselling | Find every copy across the web for you |
Before you contact anyone: keep a simple record
- Copy the full web address (URL) of each page where the image appears.
- Take screenshots that show the URL, the date and the username that posted it.
- Save threatening messages and the sender's account details.
- Write down where and when you reported each copy, and any reference numbers you receive.
This record helps every service above, and the police if you decide to report. Our guide to saving evidence that holds up explains how to do it safely.
Where takedowns fits
Helplines are the right first call for support. If copies are spread across many sites, or keep coming back, our survivor support is free: we look for public copies, send removal requests from our legal mailbox so sites never see your name or address, ask Google and Bing to drop the pages, and re-check links that were removed. We cannot promise every site will comply, and we tell you when one does not.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free revenge porn helpline?
Yes. Several countries have free, confidential services for intimate image abuse, such as the Revenge Porn Helpline in the UK, the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative in the US and the eSafety Commissioner in Australia. StopNCII.org is a free tool that works across countries for adults.
What can a revenge porn helpline do for me?
A helpline can listen, explain your options and, in many cases, contact websites and platforms on your behalf to ask for removal. Government services such as Australia's eSafety Commissioner can also use legal powers to require removal. Helplines cannot promise that every copy will be removed.
What if the images were taken when I was under 18?
Use a child-safety route instead of a general helpline: NCMEC's Take It Down in the US, the IWF and Childline Report Remove tool in the UK, or Cybertip.ca and NeedHelpNow.ca in Canada. Do not download, forward or re-share the images to report them.
Should I pay someone who threatens to publish my images?
No. Payment cannot prove the images will be deleted and often leads to more demands. Save the messages and account details, stop engaging, and report the threat to the platform and to the police or a cybercrime reporting service.
Does takedowns charge survivors?
No. Removal support for people whose intimate images were shared without consent is free on takedowns: no card, and requests are sent from our legal mailbox, never with your name or address.
