Can you remove a deepfake video of me from the internet?
Key takeaways
- India's amended IT Rules require platforms to remove non-consensual intimate imagery within 2 hours and AI-generated content within 3 hours of notification.
- Preserve the URL, the full-page screenshot with timestamp, the account name and your own copy of the file before reporting anything.
- File on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal at cybercrime.gov.in and on helpline 1930, in addition to reporting in-app on each platform.
- Where a court has issued an injunction, it can direct ISPs to block the content, as the Delhi and Bombay High Courts did in 2026.
- The 2026 courts have restrained the use of a person's name, image, voice and AI deepfakes for commercial use, which strengthens a takedown case.
As of 24 October 2026: the service descriptions, prices and turnaround figures on this page are current.
What are the two-hour and three-hour takedown clocks?
They are the amended IT Rules, 2026, and they are the strongest lever you have because they impose a deadline on the platform rather than on you. Non-consensual intimate imagery must be removed within two hours of a complaint, and synthetic or AI-generated information within three hours of a court order or government intimation. Mandatory AI labelling also means that a deepfake of a real person should carry a provenance label, and its absence is itself evidence that the content is synthetic. Practically, the clocks start when the platform is notified, so speed of reporting is what converts a rule into a removal, and simultaneous reporting across every host is what keeps the content from simply reappearing elsewhere.
What evidence should I preserve before reporting?
Four things, captured before you take any other step. A full-page screenshot of the post, showing the URL, the account name, the date and time on screen. The video file itself, downloaded rather than screenshotted, because platform compression can obscure metadata that identifies the generator. The profile of the posting account, including any bio or link, since it often points at a network rather than one person. And a written timeline of when you first found the content, because that becomes the start of the detection record. Take screenshots before you request removal, because some platforms destroy evidence when a takedown is filed.
Where should I complain, and in what order?
In three places, in this order, on the same day. First, report in-app on every platform hosting the content, because that starts the two-hour and three-hour clocks and creates a logged record with a case reference. Second, file a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal at cybercrime.gov.in, and call 1930 if the content involves intimate imagery, threats or extortion. Third, if the content is on a site you do not control, send a takedown notice to the hosting provider and the registrar. Keep every reference number, because a platform that misses a deadline is much easier to escalate when you can quote the rule and the case number.
When should I go to court, and what can a judge actually order?
Court becomes the right route when in-platform reporting has failed, when the content is being monetised, when it is a non-consensual intimate image, or when the reputational damage is spreading faster than the removal process. The 2026 decisions give Indian courts real teeth: the Delhi High Court restrained the use of a public figure's name, image, voice and AI deepfakes, and the Bombay High Court ordered takedown of AI deepfakes of another public figure. A civil injunction can direct the platform, the host and the internet service provider to take down the content, and in a repeat-offender case the matter can be escalated to a blocking order against a whole category of URL.
| Content | Clock | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Nudity, sexual acts, or AI-generated and morphed intimate imagery | 2 hours | A complaint that identifies the content and the URL |
| AI-generated or morphed information otherwise | 3 hours | A court order or government intimation |
| Content with a synthetic label removed | As applicable | Mandatory AI labelling rules |
| Commercial impersonation of a public figure | Varies | High Court injunctions, as in the Delhi and Bombay cases in 2026 |
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