I work in content removal — here's what actually works when your stuff ends up on leak sites (2026)

I do DMCA enforcement for a living. I see the same leak sites come up over and over and creators going through the same frustrating cycle of emails that go nowhere. Figured I'd put everything I know in one place since this comes up constantly.

Why your DMCA emails are getting ignored

Sites like Fapello, Coomer, Kemono, SimplyCity, socialmediagirls, thefap, and the rest are hosted offshore behind privacy-shielded registrations. They make money from your content through ads and traffic. They have zero incentive to remove it and zero legal obligation to respond to your emails.

If you've been sending DMCA notices to their contact address and hearing nothing back, that's normal. It's not that you did it wrong. It's that they don't care.

What actually works

You don't go after the site. You go after everything that keeps the site running.

Google de-indexing (do this first, always)

google.com/webtools/legal — file under "non-consensual explicit images." Google has a dedicated team for this and they usually process within 1-3 days. Also file at bing.com/webmaster/tools/contentremoval for Bing and DuckDuckGo.

This doesn't delete the content but it removes it from search results. Nobody finds it through Google anymore. For most situations this alone cuts your problem in half because the majority of traffic to leak sites comes from search.

Find who's actually hosting them

Most of these sites hide behind Cloudflare so the domain doesn't point to the real server. File an abuse report at cloudflare.com/abuse. Cloudflare does two things - forwards your complaint to the site operator, and reveals the origin server IP in their response to you.

That origin IP is what you need. Look up who owns that server and that's your next target.

DMCA the actual hosting provider

The hosting company IS in a jurisdiction that cares about DMCA. They'll either force the site to remove your content or risk losing their entire server. Most hosting providers respond within 1-3 weeks.

Go after the money

If the site runs ads, figure out which ad network and report them. If they accept crypto or donations, report to the payment processor. Sites fold fast when revenue gets threatened.

StopNCII.org for prevention

This is the part most creators skip. StopNCII lets you create hashes of your content on your device (nothing gets uploaded) and 16 platforms will auto-block matching uploads. Current partners: Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Reddit, Snapchat, OnlyFans, Pornhub, X, Bluesky, Patreon, RedGIFs, Microsoft Bing, Playhouse, Vivastreet, F2F.

Doesn't cover leak sites but covers the major platforms where your content gets reposted after someone grabs it from a leak forum.

Platforms NOT on StopNCII:

Discord, Telegram, YouTube, Twitch, WhatsApp, Imgur, Kick, and every offshore leak site. For these you're on your own with manual DMCA or the escalation process above.

The TAKE IT DOWN Act

Federal law since May 2025. Platforms must remove reported non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours. This includes content you originally posted consensually (like on OF) that was then reposted without your permission. Also covers AI deepfakes. Reference this in every report you file.

Realistic timelines

• Google de-indexing: 1-3 days
• Cloudflare revealing origin server: 3-7 days
• Hosting provider removing content: 1-3 weeks
• Content will probably come back. Leak sites scrape and repost constantly. One-time removal is not the end of the process.

When to DIY vs get help

If you're dealing with 1-2 sites and you have the time, everything above is completely doable yourself. Start with google de-indexing because it's free, fast, and makes the biggest immediate difference.

If your content is on more than a couple sites, the de-indexing + hosting provider escalation process above still works. You just have to run it for each site individually which gets tedious. The google de-indexing step scales easiest since you can submit multiple URLs at once.

Happy to answer questions about specific sites in the comments.

Anyway hope this is useful. Happy to answer questions about specific sites in the comments.