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Should you file a DMCA notice or an intimate-image report?

Being the person depicted in a photo does not necessarily mean you own the copyright. Copyright, platform privacy rules and non-consensual intimate imagery policies may supply different removal paths.

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What to do

  1. First identify the harm: copied creative work, private intimate image, manipulated sexual likeness, impersonation or a combination.
  2. For copyright complaints, confirm ownership or authority and identify the original protected work.
  3. For non-consensual intimate media, check the hosting platform's privacy or image-abuse policy, which may apply even where you lack copyright.
  4. For search visibility, review Google's separate eligibility criteria; search removal and source removal are different outcomes.
  5. If multiple rules genuinely apply, track each report separately and do not duplicate the same legal claim under conflicting facts.
  6. Keep a URL-based evidence log and avoid publicly sharing the intimate file to prove harm.
  7. After each decision, verify whether the source, the search result, or both actually changed.
Do not claim copyright you do not own. Different services and countries may apply different procedures.

Common questions

Does submitting a report guarantee removal?

No. Each platform assesses its own policies, and a submitted report is not proof of removal.

Should I send the intimate file to Reclaim to start?

No. Begin with the public link when possible and avoid sharing unnecessary copies of sensitive media.

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Official resources

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Reclaim keeps website removal, Google/search removal, deadlines, verification and monitoring separate so one successful step is not mistaken for complete removal.

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