How to Remove Fake Nudes and Deepfake Porn

If someone made fake nude images of you, or built deepfake porn using your face, none of this is your fault. It does not matter that the images are not real. The harm is real, the fear is real, and you have every right to get them taken down. You are not overreacting, and you are not alone in this.

You do not have to look at the images again. You do not have to save them, re-upload them, or send them to anyone. To get content removed, all anyone needs is the link, the web address where it is posted. The picture itself never has to leave your device. This guide walks you through what to do, in plain steps, and it is free.

First, a few things that will help right now

Before the removal steps, take care of the parts that protect you.

• Breathe, and get someone in your corner if you can. A friend, a family member, a helpline. You do not have to carry this in secret.
• Save the links, not the images. Copy the web address of each page where the content appears. If you can bear to, take a screenshot for your own records and keep it somewhere private. This is only for evidence. You never need to reopen it.
• If someone is threatening you or demanding money, do not pay and do not keep negotiating alone. There is specific guidance for that here: what to do when someone threatens to post your photos.
• If you are under 18, or the images show someone under 18, this is child sexual abuse material under the law. Report it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through their free Take It Down service at takeitdown.ncmec.org, and tell a trusted adult. Do not use the general steps below alone.

Why this is not a copyright problem

You may have read that you should file a "DMCA takedown." For fake nudes and deepfake porn, that is usually the wrong path, and it can slow you down or expose your name in ways you do not want.

Fake intimate images are a privacy and non-consensual intimate imagery matter, often shortened to NCII, not a copyright one. Copyright only applies when you own the picture, for example a selfie you took yourself. A deepfake made from your face is not something you own, and forcing it into a copyright complaint often misfires. Instead, you use the platform's privacy or NCII reporting form, the free hashing tools built for this, and a new US law written for exactly your situation. That is what the rest of this guide covers.

Use StopNCII to block the images across many platforms at once

StopNCII.org is a free service run by a UK non-profit, and it is built for adults who are 18 or over. Here is the part that matters most. It never uploads your image. Your device creates a "hash," a kind of digital fingerprint of the picture, and only that fingerprint is shared. The image itself stays with you.

Participating platforms, which include Meta (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok, Bumble, Reddit, and others, use that fingerprint to find and remove matching content, and to stop it from being re-uploaded. It is one of the strongest single actions you can take, because it works across many sites at once instead of one page at a time.

Report the images directly to each platform

Alongside StopNCII, report the content to the site where it is posted. Nearly every major platform has a dedicated form for non-consensual intimate images, separate from the normal "report post" button. Look for wording like "non-consensual intimate imagery," "involuntary pornography," or "someone shared a nude or sexual image of me." These forms are handled by specialized teams and tend to move faster than general reports.

When you file, you usually only need to paste the link, describe what the content is, and confirm that it is you and that you did not consent. You do not need to attach the image. If the content sits on an adult site rather than a mainstream social platform, the approach is a little different, and there is a focused walkthrough here: what to do when your photos are on a porn site.

The TAKE IT DOWN Act: a 48-hour removal right

In May 2025, the United States enacted the TAKE IT DOWN Act. It is a federal law written for exactly this. Under it, covered online platforms must remove non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated and deepfake images, within 48 hours of a valid request from the person shown or their authorized representative.

In practice, that means when you submit a report, you can point to this legal right. Removal is never guaranteed and timing varies from one platform to the next. But this law gives your request real weight and a clear deadline that covered platforms are expected to meet.

A simple order to work in

If you want one clear path, follow these steps. You can stop and rest at any point.

1. Collect the links to every page where the content appears. Keep the images off your screen.
2. If you are 18 or over, submit your case to StopNCII.org so the fingerprint blocks the images across participating platforms.
3. File the non-consensual intimate imagery report on each platform where the content is posted, using the link, not the image.
4. Note the TAKE IT DOWN Act in your reports so covered platforms treat it as a 48-hour legal removal request.
5. Keep a short record of what you filed and when, so you can follow up if anything is missed.
6. Watch for re-uploads. This kind of content sometimes reappears, and catching it early keeps it from spreading.

You do not have to do all of this by hand

Filing the same report across many sites, each with its own form and wording, is exhausting, especially when you are already hurting. LinksGone is a free do-it-yourself tool that guides you through it. You paste the link, and it walks you through the correct privacy and NCII forms, drafts the notices for you to review, and helps you send them in your own name so you stay the person on record and stay in control of your case. It is legal templates, a scripted guide, and automation, not magic and not something that reads your photos. To act on a link, we only ever need the link. Your original image never leaves your device.

The takedown is free, for every link and every platform, with no card required. If you would like it done for you, there is an optional one-time helper, and if you want ongoing checks for re-uploads, there is optional monitoring. But the removal itself never costs anything. You can see exactly what is free and what is optional on the pricing page. If your situation involves images shared by an ex or someone you know, there is also a focused guide on removing revenge porn.

Take this at whatever pace you can manage. You can do one step today and the rest tomorrow. Whenever you feel ready, the tool is here, it is free, and it will walk with you the whole way.