Instagram: an intimate photo of you was posted without your permission
Here is the official process on Instagram, checked on 15 October 2026. Follow the steps in order.
Before you start
- Write down the links (web addresses) where the content appears, with the date. Don’t download or forward the content itself.
- Report each link with the platform’s official form, choosing the category for intimate content shared without consent.
- If you’re an adult, create a digital fingerprint on StopNCII.org: partner platforms can then block new uploads of the same image, without the image ever leaving your phone.
- Also ask Google and Bing to remove it from search results: both have forms dedicated to intimate images.
The steps
- Take a screenshot of the post to keep proof.
- Report the post ("…" then "Report"): it’s anonymous.
- If you don’t have an Instagram account, ask a friend to report it.
- Block the person who posted it.
- Contact the police or a victim support organization.
You may need to log in to your account. Checked on 15 October 2026.
If it doesn’t work
An official form can go unanswered or be wrongly refused. That’s not the end: there are other doors, heavier but effective — the company hosting the site, the company managing its domain name, the laws of your country, the data protection authority. That’s exactly what we do for you, with your agreement.
- Reporting to the platform
- A written request to the site owner
- The domain name registrar
- The hosting company
- Search engines
- The authority or the courts
Same situation, other platforms
- Facebook Report an intimate photo or video shared without consent
- WhatsApp Report intimate images being sent or spread
- TikTok Report an intimate image shared without your consent
- X (Twitter) Report an intimate photo or video posted without consent
- YouTube Privacy complaint: video or image of you posted without permission
- Snapchat Report intimate photos shared without your permission
- Telegram Get an intimate photo or video removed from Telegram
- LinkedIn Report an inappropriate post or message
- Reddit Intimate images shared (or threatened) without your consent
- Pornhub (Aylo) Request removal of a video or photo posted without your consent
- Google (Recherche) Remove intimate images or videos of you from Google
- Bing / Microsoft Report content to Microsoft / Bing (intimate images, abusive content)
- StopNCII.org Stop your intimate images being shared (18 and over)
- Take It Down (NCMEC) Intimate images taken when you were under 18
← Intimate images shared without consent: get them removed
This information helps you use your rights. It doesn’t replace advice from a lawyer.