Report it for takedown. But capture it first.
The Revenge Porn Helpline has reported more than 412,000 intimate images since 2015 and had more than 387,000 removed, a success rate above ninety per cent. StopNCII lets you create a hash of an image so partnered platforms can block it without you ever sending the picture. Both work, and both end with the material gone, which is the same moment your proof of what was shared disappears.
Works on Chrome and Edge. From $4.99 (about £3.90) as a one-off, or a 7-day trial that requires a credit card.
The United Kingdom handles non-consensual intimate images differently from Australia or New Zealand, and the difference matters for what you should do first. There is no regulator that takes individual takedown complaints. The Online Safety Act 2023 places duties on platforms rather than handling your case: the duties commenced on 16 December 2024, risk assessments were due by 16 March 2025 and the safety measures had to be in place from 17 March 2025, with Ofcom Illegal Harms Codes of Practice published on 24 February 2025, and Ofcom enforces against the platform, not on your behalf. The routes that act on your individual case are the Revenge Porn Helpline, which has reported more than 412,000 intimate images since 2015 and had more than 387,000 removed, a takedown rate above ninety per cent, StopNCII, which blocks images across partnered platforms using a hash so you never upload the picture itself, and the police, because sharing an intimate image without consent is a criminal offence. Each route ends in removal. ProofSnap captures the page in about forty seconds and produces a package with the full-page screenshot, the saved page source, the URL, the capture time in UTC, a SHA-256 hash of every file, an RSA-4096 signature and an eIDAS qualified timestamp recognised under retained UK law. From $4.99 (about £3.90) as a one-off.
By Radim Motycka, Founder and Lead Engineer, ProofSnap · · Independently verifiable via Trust Verifier
What usually goes wrong
The record disappears at the moment things start working
Every route out of this ends with the material being removed. That is the point, and it is also the problem, because a deleted page proves nothing on its own.
Removal erases the record
A successful takedown is what you asked for. If your only copy of the URL, the account and the surrounding page was the live page, the takedown succeeds and your evidence goes with it. Capturing first costs under a minute.
The person who posted it deletes first
People remove this material the moment they realise it has been reported, and accounts get deactivated. A capture made while it is live is not something they can undo.
Where it was posted matters as much as what
A takedown request, a police report and any later claim all need the location: the URL, the platform, the account, the date. Those details live on the page and in its source, not in a cropped phone screenshot.
The routes that exist, and what each one is for
Three different mechanisms, none of which is a complaints regulator. Knowing which does what saves time when you are least able to spare it.
Revenge Porn Helpline
A support service that works directly with platforms to get content removed, with a takedown rate above ninety per cent and more than 387,000 images removed since 2015. It is the fastest practical route for an individual and it is free.
StopNCII
Generates a digital fingerprint, a hash, of the image on your own device, so partnered platforms can detect and block it without you ever uploading the image itself. Useful when you fear an image will be shared, not only after it has been.
The criminal route
Sharing an intimate image of someone without their consent is a criminal offence. Police work from evidence, and the evidence is the posting, the account and the messages around it.
The Online Safety Act and Ofcom
Ofcom illegal harms duties commenced on 16 December 2024, risk assessments were due by 16 March 2025, and the safety measures had to be in place from 17 March 2025. Ofcom regulates the platform systemically and does not adjudicate individual takedown requests, so do not wait on it for your own case.
One practical warning about your own safety
If the image is of a person under 18, do not download, copy or forward it, including to preserve it. Report it to the police and use the Internet Watch Foundation and the platform reporting route. Making or keeping a copy of that material is itself an offence and there is no exception for evidence gathering. ProofSnap is for the public page, the profile, the threatening message or the demand for payment, which is usually what proves the conduct anyway. If you are in immediate danger, call 999. The Revenge Porn Helpline can be reached on 0345 6000 459.
Three steps, about forty seconds
No forensic training required. The proof is in the package, not in your testimony about how careful you were.
Capture the page and the account
Open the page, the profile and any messages in Chrome or Edge and start the capture from the side panel. The whole page is captured, with the URL and the account recorded in the metadata.
The package seals itself
Every file is hashed with SHA-256, the manifest is signed, and the manifest hash carries an eIDAS qualified timestamp plus a Bitcoin blockchain anchor. The capture time is recorded in UTC, independent of your device clock.
Report, then keep the ZIP
Contact the Revenge Porn Helpline, use StopNCII where it fits, and report to the police. Keep the ZIP. If the matter escalates, the record is already in a verifiable form.
What lands in the evidence package
Between 11 and 15 files depending on your plan, delivered as one ZIP that anyone can check without installing anything.
Full-page screenshot
The whole page, not just the visible window, stitched and hashed.
Saved page source
The document as rendered at capture time, including the head, meta tags and structured data.
Extracted page text
Searchable plain text, so a quote can be found and cited without retyping.
Technical metadata
URL, page title, HTTP response headers, browser, operating system and the capture time in UTC.
Signed manifest
SHA-256 for every file, signed with an RSA-4096 key whose public key ships in the package.
Blockchain timestamp
The manifest hash anchored to Bitcoin via OpenTimestamps, so the capture time cannot be backdated.
Chain of custody and forensic log
A record of what happened during the capture, in the order it happened.
Evidence report as PDF
A readable summary you can attach to an application, a notice or a report.
Verification instructions
Written steps plus scripts, so the other side can re-check the hashes offline.
Anyone can verify it, including the other side. Drop the ZIP onto the public Trust Verifier and the hashes, the signature and the timestamp are checked in the browser. Nothing is uploaded and nothing depends on ProofSnap still existing.
Three ways to get the evidence
Prices are charged in USD. Approximate sterling figures are shown for orientation only, and your card issuer sets the actual rate.
One dispute
$4.99 once
about £4
A SnapPack is a single up-front purchase for a set number of captures. No subscription, no auto-renewal, no trial. Best when you have one problem and you want it documented today.
Get a SnapPackOngoing matters
$8.99/month
about £7
For anyone who captures regularly: practitioners, property managers, HR, investigators. The 7-day free trial requires a credit card. Cancel any time during the trial and you are not charged.
Start the 7-day trialWe do it for you
$44.99 per URL
about £34
Send us the link and our team captures the package for you, with nothing to install. Useful when the capture should not come from a party to the dispute.
See the capture serviceProofSnap is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. This reflects the position as at 30 July 2026. Recognition of EU qualified status in the UK rests on Article 24A of the assimilated eIDAS Regulation, and section 131 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 contains a power to narrow it which has not been brought into force. Qualified timestamps are issued by Disig a.s., a Qualified Trust Service Provider on the EU Trusted List. The United Kingdom retained the trust services chapter of eIDAS in domestic law and recognises EU qualified providers, so that timestamp carries the Article 41 presumption here.
Official sources
Every figure and deadline on this page comes from the following primary sources. Check them yourself rather than taking our word for it.
- Revenge Porn Helpline the free UK service that works with platforms to remove intimate images.
- StopNCII hash-based blocking across partnered platforms, without uploading the image.
- Ofcom: online safety the Illegal Harms Codes and what the Online Safety Act duties require of platforms.
- Online Safety Act 2023 the Act itself.
Capture before you block or delete the account. Blocking can cut off your own access to the history, so the order matters. And do not make copies of material involving anyone under 18 under any circumstances, which is why the safety note above matters more than any feature on this page.
Questions people actually ask
Removal is the goal. Losing the proof is not.
Capture the page while it is still there, then report it. The record outlives the takedown.