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What to do if…
you find your nude photos or videos posted online and the posts are spreading

Short answer

Move to a calmer, private moment, then start removal actions immediately: report the posts on each platform and contact the Image Abuse Helpline for guided takedown steps. If you’re being threatened or feel physically unsafe, call 911.

Do not do these things

Don’t negotiate, send money, or keep responding to the person posting/threatening (it often increases demands and sharing).
Don’t click payment links, “verification” links, or sign-in links they send (and don’t share passwords or one-time codes).
Don’t reply publicly to accounts sharing it (it can drive more attention and reposting).
Don’t forward or upload the images/videos to others “as proof” (you can document without re-distributing).
Don’t wipe accounts or devices in panic before you’ve saved the basic reporting info you need.

What to do now

Get to a safer pause and check immediate safety.
If there are threats to your safety, stalking, or someone is nearby: call 911. Otherwise, step away from comments/DMs for a minute, breathe, and sit somewhere private.
Document the minimum you need to report and remove (without spreading it).
Save links/URLs, account handles, and timestamps. Take screenshots that show the page + username + URL. Avoid downloading the file or re-uploading it anywhere.
Report it to each platform/site using their “non-consensual intimate imagery” route.
Choose the closest option to intimate content shared without consent (use the same route even if it’s a deepfake or synthetic). If friends want to help, ask them to report the post (not re-share it).
Get specialist guided help for takedowns and next steps.
Contact the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) Image Abuse Helpline: 1-844-878-2274 (free, 24/7). They can help you prioritize actions and navigate platform reporting.
Use hash-matching to reduce re-uploads where supported.
Create a case on StopNCII.org. It generates a digital “fingerprint” (hash) from the image/video on your device, and participating platforms can use that to help detect and limit re-sharing.
If you’re under 18 (or anyone in the images might be under 18), treat it as urgent and do not share it.
Report to the NCMEC CyberTipline for child sexual exploitation concerns, and avoid forwarding or uploading the content to anyone to “show” them.
If there are threats, extortion demands, or ongoing harassment, consider reporting.
If you want to report, you can contact local law enforcement. For online extortion/sextortion, you can also consider reporting to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Use official channels only (scams sometimes imitate reporting sites). If you’re not ready to report, you can still focus on removal and safety first.

What can wait

You do not need to decide right now whether to post a public response, confront the person, or explain to everyone.
You do not need to hunt down every repost in one sitting—start with the biggest/most harmful posts and platforms first.
You do not need “perfect evidence” to start takedowns—links + basic screenshots are enough.

Important reassurance

Feeling panicked, frozen, or ashamed is a normal response to a violation like this. You didn’t cause someone else to share your private content. Even if it’s spreading, removals, reporting, and re-upload prevention can still reduce reach and harm.

Scope note

These are first steps for immediate safety and takedown actions. Longer-term steps (legal options, workplace/school support, ongoing digital safety) can come later, once the spread is slowed and you have support.

Important note

This is general information, not legal advice. If you are in immediate danger call 911. If you can only do one thing right now, save the link(s) and call the Image Abuse Helpline for supported next steps.

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