Consumer Rights · Consumer Alert · September 25, 2026
You reported an intimate photo or video shared without your consent.
Executive Briefing · Key Facts.
- FTC issued a new alert: How to report a platform that doesn’t take down your intimate images.
- Reported by FTC on September 25, 2026.
- What to do: report the platform at TakeItDown.ftc.gov if it has not removed the image or responded 48 hours after your request.
Video from consumer.ftc.gov’s original report, one of this story’s cited sources — “How To Report Platforms That Violate the Take It Down Act”.
The Story So Far
But 48 hours later, the platform hasn’t taken it down or responded to your request. Report the platform to the FTC at TakeItDown.ftc.gov to help keep platforms accountable for complying with the Take It Down Act.[1]
– Tell us the name of the platform you’re reporting and as much as you can about where the image was posted. – Include as much as you want about yourself — or the person who you’re reporting for.[1]
If someone violated your trust and privacy by sharing your intimate images online without your consent, support is available. At TakeItDown.ftc.gov, you’ll find resources to help stop your intimate images from spreading online, connect with organizations that can provide support, and report the person who posted the images to law enforcement.[1]
Watch this video to learn more.[1]
How to Report a Platform That Doesn’t Take Your Image Down
The FTC says that if you reported an intimate photo or video shared without your consent and, 48 hours later, the platform hasn’t taken it down or responded, you can report the platform at TakeItDown.ftc.gov. The FTC lists these steps:
- Go to TakeItDown.ftc.gov.
- Tell the FTC the name of the platform you’re reporting and as much as you can about where the image was posted.
- Include as much as you want about yourself, or the person you’re reporting for, and submit the report.[1]
The FTC also says support is available at TakeItDown.ftc.gov, including resources to help stop the images from spreading, organizations that can provide support, and a way to report the person who posted the images to law enforcement.[1]
What’s Disputed or Unconfirmed
This post reports what the FTC published. It does not independently verify how the reporting process works in practice or how platforms respond to it.
Consumer Protection & Settlement Resources
How to Verify This Yourself
Read the original alert directly at FTC[1] — that page is the primary source for everything above.
References
- FTC. How to report a platform that doesn’t take down your intimate images. — primary source for this alert. ↩
- Federal Trade Commission. Report Fraud. — primary (U.S. government agency). ↩
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). — primary (U.S. government agency). ↩
Related Reading
- More Consumer Rights coverage — the running Scam & Cybersecurity Watch archive.
- FTC: What To Do if You Were Scammed — the full official recovery guide.
Investigative methodology: this update was produced by scripts/scam_monitor.py from a real FTC alert — not a language model. The steps above are taken from the FTC’s own alert, and nothing in this post is generated or invented.
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