Online Safety Act (United Kingdom)

Free template to report intimate image content, including deepfakes, to UK services under the Online Safety Act 2023

Overview

Use this report for user-to-user and search services with links to the United Kingdom, for example services with many UK users or that target the UK. Section 20A of the Online Safety Act 2023 requires those providers to take down reported intimate image content within 48 hours. The offence it refers to (section 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003) applies in England and Wales.

If you are in danger or the images show someone under 18

If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services now. If the images show someone under 18, or were taken before they turned 18, report them to the NCMEC CyberTipline and use Take It Down; Adult Model Protection serves adults only. If you are struggling, in the US call or text 988 (988 Lifeline) or the CCRI Crisis Helpline; in the UK, the Revenge Porn Helpline. All of these are free.

Free to Use

This template is provided free of charge. Adult Model Protection is not a law firm and is not liable for any outcome of its use. For legal advice about your situation, consult a lawyer.

Placeholders

Placeholder	Description
`{Current Date}`	Today's date
`{Name of Website/Platform}`	Name of the site that shows the images
`{Abuse/Legal Email}`	The site's abuse, trust and safety or legal contact
`{Your Full Name}`	Your own name. Platforms may reject a request that is not signed by the person shown or someone authorized to act for them
`{Name Used on the Pages}`	The name the pages use for you, if they use one
`{URL 1}`, `{URL 2}`	The exact pages that show the images
`{Your Email Address}`	Where the site can reach you

Lines in [square brackets] are optional: keep the ones that are true for you and delete the others, including the brackets.

Email Subject Line:

Intimate image content report (Online Safety Act 2023) - {Name of Website/Platform}

Email Body:

{Current Date}

Via Email: {Abuse/Legal Email}

{Name of Website/Platform}
c/o Trust and Safety / Legal

Re: Intimate image content report (Online Safety Act 2023)

Dear {Name of Website/Platform} team,

This is a request under section 20A of the Online Safety Act 2023 (as inserted by section 100 of the
Crime and Policing Act 2026), in respect of content amounting to an offence
under section 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

I am the person shown, or made to appear, in the images listed below.
[The pages refer to me as {Name Used on the Pages}.] Please do not publish
or forward this request.

1. LOCATION OF THE MATERIAL

- {URL 1}
- {URL 2}

2. WHY THE MATERIAL MUST BE REMOVED

The material consists of sexually explicit or intimate images that show,
or appear to show, me. [Some or all of them were made or altered with AI
or other technical means to falsely depict me.] I did not consent to
[their creation] [and] [their publication].

3. STATEMENT

I have a good faith belief that the intimate depictions at the locations
above were [made] [and] [published] without my consent. The information in
this request is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

4. CONTACT INFORMATION

{Your Full Name}
{Your Email Address}

5. REQUEST

Please remove the material listed above and any identical copies, and
confirm the removal by replying to this email.
Under the Act, a provider must take the content down, together with
content that is the same or substantially the same, no later than 48 hours
after receiving the report.

/s/ {Your Full Name}
{Current Date}

When the site does not respond: the host

Most sites are hosted by another company with its own abuse contact. A host is usually not the service the Act addresses, so this version asks the host to act on its own abuse rules. Send this version to the host's abuse address, with the host's name in place of the site name in the greeting:

{Current Date}

Via Email: {Abuse/Legal Email}

{Name of Website/Platform}
c/o Trust and Safety / Legal

Re: Intimate image content report (Online Safety Act 2023)

Dear {Name of Website/Platform} team,

Your customer {Name of Website/Platform} hosts the material listed below
on your service. This is a request under section 20A of the Online Safety Act 2023 (as inserted by section 100 of the
Crime and Policing Act 2026), in respect of content amounting to an offence
under section 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

I am the person shown, or made to appear, in the images listed below.
[The pages refer to me as {Name Used on the Pages}.] Please do not publish
or forward this request.

1. LOCATION OF THE MATERIAL

- {URL 1}
- {URL 2}

2. WHY THE MATERIAL MUST BE REMOVED

The material consists of sexually explicit or intimate images that show,
or appear to show, me. [Some or all of them were made or altered with AI
or other technical means to falsely depict me.] I did not consent to
[their creation] [and] [their publication].

3. STATEMENT

I have a good faith belief that the intimate depictions at the locations
above were [made] [and] [published] without my consent. The information in
this request is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

4. CONTACT INFORMATION

{Your Full Name}
{Your Email Address}

5. REQUEST

Please remove the material listed above and any identical copies, and
confirm the removal by replying to this email.
Under the Act, a provider must take the content down, together with
content that is the same or substantially the same, no later than 48 hours
after receiving the report.

/s/ {Your Full Name}
{Current Date}

Tips

List every page separately. Never send the images themselves.
Keep a record of the date you sent each request, the recipient and any reference number.
If nothing happens, use the follow-up template.

Next Steps

Follow-Up

When the material is still online

Search engine forms

Remove the pages from Google, Bing and Yandex results

Disclaimer

This template is provided for information only and is not legal advice. Adult Model Protection is not a law firm and is not liable for any outcome of its use. For legal advice about your situation, consult a lawyer.