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Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery and Consent

Last updated October 2026

Everyone who appears in Content on PlayHouse must have agreed to be filmed or photographed and to have that Content shared here. Sharing intimate images or videos of someone without their consent, including fake or AI-generated ones, is a serious harm, is illegal in many places, and is prohibited by our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy.

This page explains what we prohibit, how we prevent it, how to ask us to remove an image of you, and where to find support. If you are under 18, or the image was taken when you were under 18, please also see Combating Child Sexual Abuse Material.

  1. What is non-consensual intimate imagery?
  2. What about deepfakes and other digital forgeries?
  3. What must Creators do?
  4. How does PlayHouse prevent it?
  5. How do I ask PlayHouse to remove an image of me?
  6. What should my request include?
  7. What happens after I make a request?
  8. I agreed to appear in Content but have changed my mind
  9. My Content was removed by mistake
  10. StopNCII.org and Take It Down
  11. Where can I get support?

What is non-consensual intimate imagery?

Non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) is a nude, partially nude or sexually explicit image or video of a person that is captured, created or shared without that person's consent. It includes images taken in private that were never meant to be shared, images shared beyond what the person agreed to, and images obtained by hacking, theft or deception. It is sometimes called "revenge porn" or image-based sexual abuse.

Agreeing to have an image taken, or sharing it privately with one person, is not consent to it being published. On PlayHouse, a person's consent must be express, informed and given in advance, both to being recorded and to the Content being posted here.

What about deepfakes and other digital forgeries?

A digital forgery, often called a deepfake, is an intimate image or video of an identifiable person that has been created or altered using AI, editing software or other technology so that it looks real. Fake or manipulated intimate Content of anyone other than yourself is prohibited on PlayHouse, whether or not it is labeled as fake.

If you post AI-generated or AI-altered Content of yourself, you must label it with #ai. Our automated checks can flag possible deepfakes for review by our team.

What must Creators do?

Each Creator is personally and legally responsible for the Content they post. If your Content includes anyone other than you, even someone who cannot be identified:

  • every person shown must be an adult who has given their written, express and fully informed consent to appear in the Content and to it being posted on PlayHouse;
  • if the Content is sexually explicit or contains nudity, every other person shown must either be a verified PlayHouse Creator, identified by their @username in the caption, or have completed our co-performer release form, which verifies their age and identity and records their consent; and
  • you must keep the consents and records for your Content and give them to us whenever we ask.

We may remove Content, and restrict or close an account, if a Creator cannot provide these records when asked. Posting intimate Content of someone without their consent can lead to permanent removal from PlayHouse, loss of earnings and a report to law enforcement.

How does PlayHouse prevent it?

  • Hash matching at upload. Every photo and video uploaded to PlayHouse is checked, before it is published, against the StopNCII.org hash list and NCMEC's Take It Down hash list. A match is held and reviewed by our specialist team. When the lists are updated, we re-check Content already on PlayHouse.
  • Specialist review. Suspected NCII is handled by a specially trained team, separate from everyday moderation.
  • Verified Creators and co-performers. Every Creator passes identity verification, including an identity document check, a liveness check and a face match, before their Creator account is approved, and every co-performer in explicit Content is either a verified Creator or has completed our release form. See Age and Identity Verification.
  • No end-to-end encryption. Messages and media are stored on our systems and can be reviewed and removed by our trust and safety team at any time.

How do I ask PlayHouse to remove an image of me?

If an intimate image or video of you, real or fake, is on PlayHouse without your consent, you can ask us to remove it. This is our notice-and-removal process under the US TAKE IT DOWN Act, and it is open to everyone. You can make the request yourself, or someone authorized to act for you can make it.

  • Anyone, with or without a PlayHouse account: use our intimate image removal form. You do not need to sign in.
  • If you have a PlayHouse account: you can also sign in and use Report leaked content or impersonation and choose My intimate content was shared without my consent. If someone has created an account pretending to be you, choose Someone is impersonating me.
  • Where you see it: every post, profile, story, comment, message, conversation, livestream and video call on PlayHouse has a Report option. Choose Intimate images shared without consent (on a livestream, Shared without consent).

Step-by-step help is in our help article Request removal of an intimate image.

If you believe the Content was posted by someone you know, or you are being threatened, you may also wish to contact the police.

What should my request include?

The removal form asks for everything we need. A valid request includes:

  1. Where the image is. A link to each post, or the username of the account and enough description (such as the date posted or what the image shows) for us to find it. Please do not attach the image itself.
  2. A statement of good faith. A short statement that you believe in good faith that the image is of you, or of the person you act for, and was published without consent, with any information that will help us confirm it (for example, that you never agreed to it being shared, or that it is fake).
  3. Your signature. Typing your full name is a valid electronic signature. If you are acting for someone else, say so and explain your authority to act for them.
  4. How to reach you. An email address where we can contact you about the request.

We use the information you give us only to handle your request and to keep our community safe. See our Privacy Policy.

What happens after I make a request?

  • Every request opens a case with our specialist team, and we confirm that we have received it.
  • We remove the image within 48 hours of receiving a valid request, as the TAKE IT DOWN Act requires. We also find and remove identical copies of it on PlayHouse.
  • We may contact you if we need more information to find the Content or to confirm the request.
  • We tell you the outcome of your request.
  • We take action against the account that posted it, which can include removing the account, holding or forfeiting its earnings, and reporting to law enforcement where appropriate.

I agreed to appear in Content but have changed my mind

If you appear in Content on PlayHouse, including as a co-performer who completed our release form, and you no longer consent to it being shared here, tell us using our intimate image removal form or, if you have an account, Report leaked content or impersonation. Identify the Content and tell us that you withdraw your consent. We will remove it.

If you are a Creator and the Content is on your own account, you can delete it yourself.

My Content was removed by mistake

If your Content was removed, or your account was restricted, because it was reported or matched as non-consensual intimate imagery, and you believe that was a mistake (for example, because you are the person shown, or everyone shown consented and you hold the records), you can ask for a review through our legal request form: choose Legal inquiry, give your username, and say that you are asking for a review of an intimate-image decision. Include any evidence of consent you hold.

A trained reviewer who was not involved in the original decision considers your request. The Content stays down while the review takes place, and we tell you the outcome. We will not restore Content where the person shown has not consented to it being on PlayHouse.

StopNCII.org and Take It Down

Two free services let you stop intimate images of you from being shared on participating platforms, including PlayHouse, without sending the image to anyone. Each service creates a hash (a digital fingerprint) of the image on your own device; only the hash is shared, and the image never leaves your device.

  • StopNCII.org is for adults (18 and over) who are worried an intimate image of them may be shared without consent.
  • Take It Down, run by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), is for people who are under 18, or who were under 18 when the image was taken.

PlayHouse checks every upload against both hash lists. NCMEC's Take It Down service is separate from the US TAKE IT DOWN Act: you can use the service and also make a removal request to us.

Where can I get support?

Image-based abuse is not your fault, and help is available:

If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.