Find a safe supporter
Choose someone you trust or a specialist helpline. You do not have to handle this alone.
YOUR PRIVACY. YOUR POWER.
Know your online rights.
Understand the next step, find the right contact and stay in control. Jouhatsu’s self-help resources and victim workspace are free. These resources provide general information, not individual legal advice.
Start with safety and support
The practical steps below draw on UNICEF’s cyberbullying guidance, with Jouhatsu’s additional intimate-media handling precautions. UN organisations have not endorsed or partnered with Jouhatsu.
Report and limit contact
Use the platform’s official report, mute or block tools where safe. Let a specialist help plan your next step.
Keep a safe, minimal record
For abuse reports, record URLs and dates. UNICEF discusses evidence for bullying; intimate-media cases need extra care. Never download or redistribute sexual material to use Jouhatsu.
Prioritise immediate safety
Contact local police or emergency services if danger is immediate. Jouhatsu does not monitor emergencies.
Rights, remedies and their limits
Human-rights principles apply broadly; complaint powers and data rights depend on local law. Being visible online does not make abuse acceptable, but not every unwanted mention can legally be removed.
Privacy and dignity
Privacy and protection against arbitrary interference are recognised in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Practical remedies depend on applicable law and institutions.
United Nations · Universal Declaration ↗Find your privacy authorityAccess, correction and erasure
You may have rights to access, correct or erase personal data, restrict processing or object. Erasure has exceptions; it is not a guarantee of deletion everywhere. Consult the competent regulator for your circumstances.
European Union · GDPR ↗Open country directoryReport and challenge platform decisions
Official notice-and-action channels help report illegal content. Relevant platform decisions may have complaint or dispute routes. Availability depends on the service and jurisdiction.
European Commission · DSA user rights ↗Build a reporting planChildren deserve safety and support
Seek a trusted supporter or child helpline, use platform reporting tools and consider blocking harassment. Contact local emergency services when there is immediate danger. Use an independent supporter if a guardian may be unsafe.
UNICEF · Cyberbullying guidance ↗Find child supportSource removal and search removal differ
Reporting the source and requesting search-result removal are separate actions. Removing a search result does not delete the original page; platform and legal exceptions may apply.
Google Search · Personal-content removal ↗Get removal guidanceUN Women’s work also highlights survivor-centred responses and coordination with civil society and justice institutions. This is an institutional principle, not a promise that a UN agency will handle your individual case.
Read UN Women’s example of responding to digital abuse ↗Global contacts you can choose yourself
Intimate-image support and platform reportingSWGfL · StopNCII resources · People affected by intimate-image abuse and safe supporters
Independent directory of global support and official reporting links. Follow each platform’s current rules; a report does not automatically remove content. No Jouhatsu endorsement or partnership is implied.
↗Digital security help for civil societyAccess Now · Digital Security Helpline · Eligible civil-society users, journalists and human-rights defendersSpecialist technical support for at-risk civil society. Check its eligibility and secure contact instructions; it is not a general account-deletion service.
↗Emotional support by countryFind A Helpline · Anyone seeking emotional supportChoose your country and issue to find phone, text or chat support. Confirm availability and confidentiality with the service.
↗Gender-based violence supportGlobal Network of Women’s Shelters · Lila.help · People affected by gender-based violenceFind country-based helplines and support organisations. It is a support directory, not an emergency dispatch service.
↗Child and youth helplinesChild Helpline International · Children, young people and safe supportersFind participating local child helplines. Where a guardian is unsafe, seek independent professional support.
↗Report online child sexual abuseINHOPE · Anyone reporting suspected child sexual abuse materialFind a national reporting hotline. Report through its official process; do not download, attach or forward intimate media here.
↗Images taken under 18NCMEC · Take It Down · People whose eligible images were taken under 18An eligible file already on your device can be hashed there without uploading it. Participating-platform coverage only; do not download media to submit.
↗Adult intimate-image protectionSWGfL · StopNCII · Eligible adults depicted in intimate mediaCheck current eligibility. On-device hashing supports participating companies; it cannot remove every copy across the internet.
↗Independent external services have their own eligibility, languages, hours and privacy terms. Jouhatsu does not send your details to them or promise their availability. For immediate danger, contact local emergency services.
Choose a next step you can manage
- Choose a safe device and trusted support where possible.
- Note the source URL and date without downloading or forwarding intimate media.
- Use the host’s official reporting channel. Request search-result removal separately.
- Record the reference and response; consult a qualified professional or regulator where appropriate.
Resources reviewed 13 October 2026. Jurisdiction-specific advice and emergency response remain with qualified local services.