Finding private images, a deepfake, or other harmful content about yourself online is one of the most violating experiences there is, and the panic of watching it spread makes it worse. Take a breath. Content like this can be removed, the law is now firmly on your side, and you do not have to fight it alone. Spy and Monitor removes non-consensual and harmful content quickly and confidentially by working every available channel at once: platform reporting, image hashing, copyright takedowns, search de-indexing, host and registrar notices, and legal escalation. This page explains exactly how removal works, what you can do in the first hour, what the new laws give you, and how we get content down and keep it down.
What we remove
We handle every category of non-consensual and harmful personal content, including the hardest cases where the same material has been copied across many sites.
- Revenge porn and leaked private images or videos on websites, forums, social platforms, and adult tube sites.
- Leaked subscription content (for example OnlyFans or Fansly material) re-posted without permission.
- Deepfake and AI-generated explicit content that places your face on images or video you never created.
- Sextortion material contained and removed before a blackmailer can spread it further.
- Doxxing, leaked personal information, and fake or impersonating profiles.
- Search results de-indexed so the content stops surfacing when someone searches your name.
What to do in the first hour
The steps you take right now make removal faster and stronger. Do these before anything else.
- Do not pay a blackmailer and do not delete your own evidence. If someone is threatening you, paying almost never stops it. The messages and profiles are evidence you will need.
- Document every location. Save the exact URLs, take screenshots, and note usernames and dates. A reverse image search (Google Lens, TinEye, or PimEyes) finds copies you do not yet know about. The more complete this map, the more we can remove in one pass.
- Do not engage with whoever posted it. Arguing tips them off and can lead to more uploads. Let the process work.
- Preserve your proof of identity and, if you took the image, proof you are the creator. This unlocks the fastest removal routes, including copyright.
- Reach out. The sooner removal and hashing begin, the less the content spreads.
How content removal actually works
There is no single button that removes content everywhere. Effective removal means attacking the problem on several fronts at the same time, because different sites respond to different pressure. Here is each channel we use and when it applies.
1. Platform reporting under NCII policies
Every major platform now has a dedicated non-consensual intimate image policy and a reporting channel that is separate from ordinary reporting. Filed correctly, these are the fastest route. We know the specific forms and evidence each platform expects, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Reddit, X, Snapchat, Bumble, Pornhub, and OnlyFans, so reports are honored instead of bounced.
2. Image hashing to stop re-uploads
This is the single most powerful tool against intimate-image abuse, and most victims do not know it exists. Tools such as StopNCII.org create a digital fingerprint, called a hash, of your image directly on your own device. Only the hash is shared, never the image itself, so your privacy is fully protected. Participating platforms then use that hash to detect and block the same image automatically, even if it is re-uploaded later. We help you use hashing correctly so a single image is not just removed once but blocked going forward. StopNCII partners include Meta, TikTok, Reddit, Snap, Bumble, OnlyFans, and others, and Google now uses it to block this content from search.
3. DMCA copyright takedowns
If you took the photo or video yourself, for example a selfie, you usually own the copyright, which gives you a second, very strong removal route. A DMCA takedown notice compels the host to remove infringing content fast, and most reputable hosts comply within days. When the content was created by someone else, we rely on the privacy and NCII routes instead. We assess which applies to your case and file accordingly.
4. Search engine de-indexing
Even after content is removed at the source, links can linger in search. Google and Bing both have dedicated removal processes for non-consensual intimate imagery and for pages that expose personal information. We file de-indexing requests so the material stops appearing when someone searches your name, which is often what matters most day to day.
5. Host, registrar, and escalation notices
When a site ignores you, we go over its head. A WHOIS lookup reveals the web host and registrar, and a formal notice to them, citing their own terms and the relevant law, frequently gets content removed when the site owner will not respond. For stubborn or overseas sites we escalate through the providers that actually keep them online.
6. Legal escalation
Where the law gives you stronger rights, we use them. In the United States the TAKE IT DOWN Act requires covered platforms to remove reported non-consensual intimate images, including AI deepfakes, within 48 hours of a valid request, with the Federal Trade Commission enforcing compliance. Every US state now has a non-consensual image law, and many other countries have equivalent protections, including 24-hour and 72-hour takedown rules. We file requests that meet the legal standard so they cannot be brushed aside.
Deepfakes and AI-generated content
AI-generated explicit images are now explicitly covered by the same laws and platform policies as real images, so you have the same removal rights even though the content is fabricated. The approach is the same: report under NCII policies, hash where possible, de-index from search, and escalate legally. You do not have to prove the image is fake for it to be removed; you have to show it depicts you without consent, which we help you do.
Why content keeps reappearing, and how we stop it
The hardest part of this problem is not the first takedown, it is the re-uploads. Content gets mirrored to new sites, re-posted by different accounts, and scraped automatically. A single removal is not enough. That is why we combine takedowns with hash-based blocking and ongoing monitoring: we keep scanning for the material and remove new copies as they appear, so the problem shrinks instead of resurfacing. Removal without monitoring resets the clock; removal with monitoring ends it.
Why use a professional service instead of doing it yourself
You can do much of this alone, and for a single image on one cooperative platform you may not need help. But most real cases involve many sites, uncooperative hosts, re-uploads, and forms that reject you for tiny errors, all while you are under enormous stress. A professional team files everything correctly the first time, works every channel in parallel, escalates legally where needed, monitors for re-uploads, and shields you from having to look at the content again and again. You get speed, completeness, and the relief of handing it to someone who does this every day.
How we work with you
- Confidential intake. You tell us what is online and where, and confirm this content depicts you. Everything is handled with discretion.
- Mapping. We build a complete inventory of every URL and copy, including ones a reverse image search surfaces that you had not found.
- Multi-front removal. We file platform NCII reports, copyright notices where they apply, hashing, de-indexing, and host notices, all at once.
- Escalation. Anything that does not come down voluntarily is pushed through legal channels that meet the statutory standard.
- Monitoring and report. We watch for re-uploads, remove new copies, and give you a clear record of what was removed and where.
Cost and timeline
Honest answer: it depends on how many sites are involved, whether the hosts cooperate, and whether legal escalation is needed. A single image on a cooperative platform can come down in hours; a case spread across dozens of stubborn sites takes longer and more effort. After a confidential intake we give you a clear scope and a fixed quote before any work begins, with no surprises. Beware of anyone promising total removal of everything for a flat fee with no assessment, because the internet does not work that way and that promise is the mark of a scam.
Confidential and judgment-free
Every case is handled with complete discretion. We have helped many people through exactly this, and our focus is on protecting you and removing the harm, never on how it happened. Image hashing means we usually never need to handle the image itself, only its fingerprint, so your privacy is protected even from us.
Related help
If you are being actively threatened or blackmailed, our sextortion and dating-scam support team can help right now. For false reviews, defamatory articles, or damaging search results, see online reputation and defamation cleanup. If your accounts were also compromised, our account recovery team can secure them.