What to do if someone leaks your nudes
Step-by-step guide for young people on what to do if someone shares, or threatens to share, their ‘intimate’ pictures or ‘nudes’.
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By ReachOut
Published on 2025
How this resource can help
Use this resource to
Share with young people to help them understand the steps they can take if someone has shared, or threatened to share, photos of them
Share with parents, carers and other trusted adults in a child or young person’s life so they can help young people if their ‘intimate’ or ‘nude’ photos are shared – or someone threatens to share them
It covers
What constitutes a ‘nude’ or ‘intimate’ photo
What ‘leaking’ photos means – and how leaking, or threatening to leak, photos can cause harm
How to gather evidence
How to report image-based abuse
How to have images removed online
Considering legal avenues, like reporting to police
Taking care of yourself
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If you are a young person
You’re in the right place! This is written for you – it can help you understand your options if ‘nude’ or ‘intimate’ pics of you have been shred online – or if someone is threatening to share them. If you’re worried about something specific, you don’t have to figure it out alone.
Last reviewed by Together We Can: 15 July 2026
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