What should I do if someone posts my photo without permission?
Short answer: Save the link and a screenshot, then report it to the site or app where it’s posted, using its own report form. If it’s intimate or sexual, use the platform’s priority form. Ask Google to remove it from search. If it’s on Ferchr, report it in the app: urgent reports are hidden at once.
Step by step
- Save evidenceThe page link, a screenshot and the date.
- Report it where it’s postedSocial apps only accept reports through their own forms.
- Contact the site’s hostFor websites, the hosting company’s abuse desk can act.
- Remove it from searchAsk Google to drop the page from results.
If it’s on Ferchr
Tap Report on the photo. Urgent reports (intimate images, child safety, nudity) hide the photo immediately while a person reviews it within 48 hours.
If it’s elsewhere on the internet
Ferchr Guard, a paid add-on as it rolls out, watches for copies of your photos online, sends removal requests in your name, files platform reports through the Ferchr team, and follows up until it’s gone or escalated.
Related questions
Will the person know I reported them?
On Ferchr, the owner never sees who reported.