Removing intimate images shared without consent

Last updated October 30, 2026

If BeastWatch shows a nude or sexual picture or video of you that you did not agree to share, you can ask us to remove it. This includes a fake made with AI. This page explains how to ask and what we do next.

The process follows the notice-and-removal rules of the US TAKE IT DOWN Act (Public Law 119-12, Section 3). Anyone can use it, wherever they live.

If you are in danger right now, call your local emergency number (911 in the United States, 112 in the European Union). BeastWatch cannot send help.

If the image shows someone under 18, do not send it to us, and do not save or share it. Read If the image shows someone under 18 first.

Who can ask

The person shown in the image, or someone allowed to act for them: a parent or guardian of a child, or someone the person shown has asked to act for them, such as a lawyer.

How to send a request

Email support@beastwatch.app with the subject line Take It Down request.

Write the request in the email. It needs these four things:

Your signature. Type your full name at the end of the email. If you are acting for someone else, give your name and say how you are allowed to act for them.
What the image is and where it is. Give us enough to find it: a link to it if you have one, or the handle of the account that posted it, where on BeastWatch it is and when it was posted. Do not attach the image.
A short statement that you, or the person you act for, believe in good faith the image was shared without consent, and anything that helps us see that. For example: "I believe in good faith that this image of me was shared without my consent."
How to reach you. The address you write from is enough, or give another email address or a phone number.

If you have a BeastWatch account, you can also tap Report on what shows the image, as our Terms explain: a sighting report, a post, a Trail Cam video, a news story, a record, a message, a photo on a review, or the account whose profile picture or banner it is. Choose "Nudity or sexual content". A report alone does not give us the four things above, so please send the email as well.

What happens next

We reply to tell you we have your request.
If something is missing, we ask you for it. If it is already clear that the image should come down, we remove it without waiting.
We remove the image as soon as we can, and no later than 48 hours after we receive your complete request.
We make reasonable efforts to find known identical copies of the image on BeastWatch, and we remove those too.
We act on the account that posted it, under our Terms.
We tell you what we did.

We can remove only what is on BeastWatch. For copies on other sites, use those sites' own processes, or the services listed under Where to get help. What you send us is handled under our Privacy Policy.

If the image shows someone under 18

Do not send the image to us, and do not save or share it. If you report it to NCMEC, follow NCMEC's own instructions. Sharing it any other way can itself be a crime, even when you mean to help. Tell us only where it is: a link, or the handle of the account that posted it.

We handle it as child sexual abuse material. We take it off BeastWatch as soon as we learn where it is, keep the records the law asks us to keep, and report it to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) through its CyberTipline.

You can also report it to NCMEC yourself at report.cybertip.org or by calling 1-800-843-5678.

Where to get help

Take It Down, from NCMEC, is for nude or sexual images or videos taken of you before you were 18. It makes a digital fingerprint (a hash) of the image on your device, and the image never leaves your device. Online platforms that take part can use the fingerprint to find copies on their public services and act on them.
StopNCII.org, run by the Revenge Porn Helpline, is for intimate images taken when you were 18 or older. It works the same way: only the fingerprint is shared with the companies that take part.
If someone is threatening you or asking for money to keep an image private, contact your local police.

This page is not legal advice

This page explains how BeastWatch handles these requests. It is not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a lawyer or a support service where you live.

Contact

support@beastwatch.app