Intimate images shared without my consent

Step 1: Save the evidence

Screenshot the images as posted, the profile or account that posted them, the URL of the page, and any messages about them (including threats). Do this before blocking anyone or asking for removal — the evidence matters for eSafety and police.

Step 2: Report to eSafety

eSafety runs Australia’s image-based abuse scheme. They can help get intimate images removed from platforms and websites — and they have legal power to order removal and penalise the person who shared them. Reporting is free and confidential. You can also report first to the platform’s own tools, but you don’t have to wait to go to eSafety.

Step 3: Limit the spread

• Report the content on every platform where it appears (each has a non-consensual intimate image reporting tool).
• If the images appear in search results, ask the search engine to remove them — both Google and Bing have removal processes for non-consensual intimate imagery.
• eSafety’s removal powers extend to platforms that fail to act.

Step 4: Secure your accounts

• Change passwords and turn on two-factor authentication — especially if the images came from a hacked account or cloud backup.
• Check which devices are logged into your accounts and sign out ones you don’t recognise.

Step 5: Get support — this is heavy to carry alone

• 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) — 24/7, for image-based abuse connected to sexual or family violence.
• Lifeline (13 11 14) — any time, if it’s affecting how you feel.
• eSafety’s counselling and support page lists specialist services for image-based abuse.