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Why should it come down?

I'm in this story and want it removedYou, your family or your photo are in it, and you don't want it online.It shares my personal informationYour phone number, address, ID, health details or anything else private.It uses my work without permissionA photo, video or words you own, used without asking you.A child can be identified in itA child's face, name or school is shown where it shouldn't be. We treat this as urgent.

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The person it's about, or the owner of the workAsking for them: a parent, guardian, family member or lawyerSomeone else who thinks it should come down

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So we can deal with your request. We never tell the author who asked.

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So we can tell you what we did.

What I’ve written is true, to the best of my knowledgeSent on 3 Oct 2026. We may write back to ask for a little more before we act.

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What happens next

A person reads it
Someone on our team looks at every request. If anyone could be harmed, we take the story down at once while we look.
We act within 24 hours
We take it down, change it (a photo, a name, some words), or explain why it stays up.
We tell you what we did
In your notifications if you're logged in, or at the email you give us. We never tell the author who asked.

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