Google makes it easier to remove explicit images from Search

Google has simplified removing explicit images of you from Search. You can now report several images at once and ask Google to filter similar results in future searches.

What changed

• Start from the image: three dots → “remove result” → “It shows a sexual image of me”.
• Several images in one form, instead of one request per image.
• Optional filtering of similar explicit results in future searches.
• One place to track requests, in “Results about you”, with email updates.

How it works

The process is for non-consensual explicit images, including AI fakes. After you submit, Google shows links to organisations that offer emotional and legal support. The feature is rolling out in most countries.

What it means for creators

For private images and fakes, this is now one of the fastest routes off Google. For paid content that was saved and reposted, copyright removal requests remain the usual route, and they cover Bing too. Read which route to use.

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