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Someone shared or threatened to share intimate images

If a child is involved, do not download or redistribute sexual images. Report through official channels.

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Qualifications & requirements

Source-backed qualifications and preparation information for all 15 topics, usable across all 75 Arkansas counties with the existing county routes. This is partial coverage, not an eligibility decision. Current income limits, program exceptions, local intake, funding and individual facts require confirmation. No professional legal review is recorded.

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Request removal of nonconsensual intimate images and report a platform failure

Your next steps

  1. Identify the covered platform and exact post without downloading or forwarding sexual images of minors.
  2. Use its current intimate-image removal process and submit a valid request with the information it lawfully requires.
  3. Keep the request, receipt and response; report a missing or failed process through TakeItDown.ftc.gov.
  4. Use separate law-enforcement and survivor support routes for threats or the person who posted the material.

What forms or applications do I need?

How much time do I have, and when must I file?

Published period — confirm applicability

Period: Covered platforms must remove qualifying images and known identical copies within 48 hours of a valid request.

What starts the clock: Covered platform's receipt of the valid removal request.

What to do: Retain proof and use current FTC instructions for a failed or unavailable removal process.

Exceptions and checks: This is a platform response requirement, not a universal deadline for the person to report. Platform coverage, valid-request requirements and separate criminal/civil routes matter.

Authority: TAKE IT DOWN Act, Pub. L. 119-12, section 3; current FTC guidance. · FTC September 2026 removal guidance ↗

Where and how do I file?

Receiving office: The platform for removal; Federal Trade Commission for qualifying platform-process failures

Submission method: Platform's current removal form or reporting mechanism; official TakeItDown.ftc.gov portal for platform failures.

Jurisdiction and venue: Platform and federal reporting processes available statewide; these are separate from any Arkansas court remedy.

Lincoln County check: Available to residents of all 75 Arkansas counties. Confirm the responsible court, agency or provider and accepted delivery method. County selection identifies referrals; it does not establish venue, a local office or an available appointment.

Use the named agency, federal office or provider’s current instructions. County court filing contacts do not replace this submission route.

Before you submit: Verify signatures, attachments, current form edition, fees or fee-waiver process, service requirements, and whether the office must receive or accept the filing by the deadline. Keep the accepted copy or receipt and follow up on rejected submissions. A referral or phone call does not extend a separate deadline.

Limits: FTC reporting does not guarantee removal or identify the offender; portal requires JavaScript. Editorial filing navigation, not professionally reviewed. No calculator or outcome guarantee.

Official sources and capture status
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FTC September 2026 removal guidance ↗

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FTC platform failure reporting ↗

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What to do next

  1. Prioritize safety and avoid sending money or more images.
  2. Record the URL, account name and report identifier without redistributing the images.
  3. Use the platform’s intimate-image reporting process and contact qualified legal help or law enforcement.
  4. Prepare to ask: Is there immediate danger, account takeover, identity theft, intimate-image abuse or a records disclosure?
  5. Identify the platform and location of the posted material without downloading or forwarding sexual images of minors.
  6. Use current FTC guidance to submit the covered platform's valid removal request and retain confirmation.
  7. Use FTC's current escalation route for a missing or failed platform removal process, separately from reporting the person who posted it.

How this process works

Who handles this issue

Covered platforms process removal requests; FTC handles qualifying platform failures, while law enforcement and legal advisers address separate offender conduct.

Before you start

Identify the platform and location of the posted material without downloading or forwarding sexual images of minors.

Filing or application route

Use current FTC guidance for a valid removal request and escalation; do not substitute a generic moderation report without checking its function.

What happens next

The platform responds to the request; FTC reporting and criminal or civil remedies are separate and not guaranteed outcomes.

When to get qualified help

Seek prompt survivor support or legal help for threats, extortion, minor-related material or a failed removal response.

Confirm for your county

Federal consumer tools and Arkansas referral routes serve residents of all 75 counties. The platform, bureau, provider or insurer handles its own process; police and court jurisdiction depend on the facts, not an automatic county-wide remedy.

Choose the path that fits

  • Which platform controls the posted material?
  • Does its current removal process cover this request?

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Documents to gather

Keep originals secure. Use copies and redact sensitive details when sharing.

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Questions to ask before acting

  • Which platform controls the posted material?
  • Does its current removal process cover this request?
  • Is the issue nonconsensual posting, threats or both?
  • What safe support and reporting routes fit the person's age?
  • What is the response method and deadline in my actual papers, and can I request language help, disability access or a fee waiver?

Preserve evidence safely, limit further disclosure and use independently verified account-recovery and reporting routes.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Sending intimate material to prove a complaint when not required
  • Downloading or forwarding sexual images of minors
  • Assuming platform removal resolves threats or identifies the offender

Before filing, applying or traveling in Lincoln County

  • Identify the actual court, division, agency or provider from your papers. Your home county alone may not determine the correct venue or office.
  • Confirm accepted submission methods, current forms, required attachments, fees or waiver options, and any separate service or notice requirement with the responsible office.
  • Read the dates and instructions on the actual notice. Keep delivery records, accepted submission receipts and the next appointment or hearing information.
  • Ask early about an interpreter, disability accommodations, a safe contact method, remote participation or travel needs. Confirm who receives the request.
  • For representation, ask about issue coverage, income rules, conflicts and intake capacity. A referral or application does not mean a lawyer has accepted the case.

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Resources for this situation

Official agency · Federal service available in Arkansas

FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center ↗

Report suspected internet-enabled crime.

Reporting does not dispatch emergency help, remove content or guarantee funds will be recovered.

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Nonprofit safety service · National service available in Arkansas

National Domestic Violence Hotline safety planning ↗

Review safety planning and safe-device considerations.

Use a safer device if monitoring is possible. Call 911 for immediate danger.

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Official guidance · Federal route available throughout Arkansas

FTC - nonconsensual intimate-image removal guidance (September 2026) ↗

Find the platform removal request and separate FTC report route for nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes.

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FTC - report platform intimate-image removal failures ↗

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