Remove Images and Videos – Expert Assessment
Remove Images and Videos from Google – Free Expert Assessment
Finding an image or video of yourself in Google search results — whether it is an intimate photograph, a mugshot, an old press picture, a deepfake or a video posted without your consent — is among the most distressing experiences you can face online. The visual nature of this content makes it uniquely harmful: it is immediate, it is shocking, and it can cause severe damage to your reputation, your relationships, your employment and your mental wellbeing. Cohen Davis Solicitors specialise in removing images and videos from Google, and we treat every case with the urgency, sensitivity and legal expertise it requires.
We act in cases involving personal photographs indexed in Google Images, mugshots and arrest photos that continue to circulate years after a matter has resolved, intimate images shared without consent, deepfakes and AI-generated images, YouTube videos appearing in Google search results, social media video content on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X, paparazzi or press photographs published without your authorisation, images from old news articles, and screenshot or thumbnail images appearing in Google's search interface. Whatever type of image or video is causing you harm, we will assess your situation and advise you honestly on your removal options.
Where cases involve intimate images — including photographs or videos of a sexual nature that have been shared without consent — we are aware that speed is critical. The sharing of intimate images without consent is a specific criminal offence under UK law, and both Google and the platforms hosting the content have legal obligations that our solicitors know how to enforce rapidly. We handle these cases with complete confidentiality and with the urgency the situation demands.
Every communication you have with us is protected by legal professional privilege from the first moment of contact. Your situation is confidential. Call us on 0800 612 7211 or complete the form below to request your free 15-minute expert assessment with a specialist solicitor today.
Proven Results: Images, Videos and Search Results We Have Removed
Our solicitors have successfully removed images, videos and associated search results in cases ranging from large-scale Google delisting campaigns to urgent intimate image removal and regulatory ICO proceedings. Our track record spans the full breadth of visual content removal.
These results demonstrate what is possible with specialist solicitor-led representation. We cannot guarantee identical outcomes — each case is different — but we will give you a candid expert view on your realistic options at the outset.
About Cohen Davis Solicitors
Cohen Davis Solicitors is one of the UK's leading specialist internet law firms. The firm is founded and led by Yair Cohen, a solicitor who has practised exclusively in internet law since 2008 and is widely recognised as a pioneer of the right to be forgotten in the United Kingdom. Yair Cohen has represented clients in some of the most significant online reputation cases in UK legal history.
The firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). This means every client has the full protection of the solicitor-client relationship — including legal professional privilege from first contact, strict confidentiality obligations, and recourse to the SRA's professional conduct standards. When you share sensitive personal information with us about images or videos that concern you, you do so under the strongest available legal protection.
We handle image and video removal cases across a wide range of situations: intimate images shared without consent (including those covered by the specific criminal offence in UK law), deepfakes and AI-generated imagery, mugshots and arrest photographs, paparazzi and press images, social media content, YouTube videos, and images indexed from news archives. We handle each case with complete sensitivity and discretion.
Our clients include private individuals, professionals, public figures and businesses from across the UK, the United States, Europe and beyond. Unlike non-legal reputation management services, as solicitors we can bring legal proceedings, issue formal notices, engage with the ICO and apply to court — authority that is often decisive in image and video removal cases.
What Images and Videos Can Be Removed from Google?
Our solicitors assess image and video removal cases across every category of visual content. Below are the main types of image and video content we work to remove from Google, along with the specific legal frameworks and strategies applicable to each.
Personal Photographs in Google Images
Personal photographs — whether sourced from social media, websites, data aggregators or news archives — that are indexed in Google Images. UK GDPR, the right to erasure and copyright law may all provide grounds for removal depending on the circumstances of publication.
Mugshots and Arrest Photographs
Mugshot websites and local news archives regularly publish arrest photographs that remain indexed on Google for years, often long after a matter has resolved or a conviction is spent. These are among the most commonly removed categories under the right to be forgotten.
Intimate Images Without Consent
The sharing of intimate images without consent is a specific criminal offence under the Online Safety Act 2023 and earlier legislation. We treat these cases as urgent. We pursue removal from both Google's index and the hosting platform, engaging platform abuse and legal enforcement channels simultaneously.
Deepfakes and AI-Generated Images
Artificially generated or manipulated images — including deepfakes placing your likeness in sexual or harmful contexts — are increasingly common and increasingly damaging. Both the creation and sharing of intimate deepfakes are now criminal offences in the UK. We pursue urgent removal through all available legal channels.
YouTube Videos
YouTube videos that appear in Google Search results can be removed through a combination of YouTube's own enforcement processes, DMCA copyright claims, privacy reporting, and — where these fail — formal legal notice. As solicitors, our formal legal notices to Google and YouTube carry authority that individual requests do not.
Social Media Video Content
Videos posted on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter) and other social platforms that appear in Google search results. We can pursue removal from the hosting platform under their terms of service, UK law, or both — and separately pursue Google delisting of the indexed result.
Images Embedded in News Articles
Photographs published as part of news articles — whether in a tabloid, local newspaper or online news outlet — that continue to appear in Google Images. The right to be forgotten and, in some cases, defamation or privacy law provide grounds for removal of the indexed image even where the article itself remains published.
Paparazzi and Press Photographs
Photographs taken and published without your consent — including paparazzi shots, press photographs from public events, and images taken in contexts where you had a reasonable expectation of privacy. Privacy law and, where appropriate, copyright law (if you own rights in the image) provide grounds for removal.
Screenshots
Screenshots of social media posts, private messages or other content that has been published online and indexed by Google. Depending on the nature of the screenshotted content, grounds for removal may include data protection law, copyright, defamation or harassment law.
Thumbnail Images in Google Search
Even where a video or article has been removed from its source, a cached thumbnail image may continue to appear in Google Search. We include thumbnail removal as part of comprehensive Google image delisting, ensuring no visual trace of the original content remains in Google's index.
Do Any of These Situations Apply to You?
If you recognise your situation in any of the scenarios below, we can help. Request your free expert assessment to find out what your options are.
An intimate image or video has been shared without your consent
This is an urgent situation. The non-consensual sharing of intimate images is a criminal offence under UK law. We treat these cases as our highest priority, pursuing immediate removal from both the hosting platform and Google's index simultaneously. Do not wait — call us now on 0800 612 7211.
A mugshot or arrest photo appears in Google Images
Arrest photographs published by police forces, local news outlets or dedicated mugshot websites can remain indexed in Google Images for years. We have extensive experience removing mugshots and arrest photos — including for convictions that are spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and for matters that were never prosecuted.
An old photograph from a news article still appears when you search your name
A photograph published alongside a news article — perhaps years ago — continues to appear in Google Images even though the underlying matter has long since resolved. The right to be forgotten and privacy law may provide grounds for removing the image from Google's index even where the article itself has not been removed.
A YouTube video about you is appearing in Google results
A video on YouTube — whether posted by someone who wishes you harm, an old press clip, or content that was once harmless but is now damaging in context — appears in Google's search results when someone searches your name. We handle YouTube removal cases using a combination of Google's own processes and formal legal authority.
A deepfake or AI-generated image of you is indexed
An artificially generated image — including images created using AI tools to place your likeness in false or sexual contexts — has been published online and indexed by Google. Both the creation of intimate deepfakes and their sharing are now criminal offences in the UK. We pursue urgent removal through all available legal channels.
Social media images posted by others appear when someone searches your name
Images posted by other people on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X or another platform — whether tagging you or simply showing you — are indexed in Google Images and appearing when your name is searched. Depending on the image and how it was obtained, UK GDPR, privacy law or the platform's own terms may provide grounds for removal.
Paparazzi or press photographs published without your consent
Photographs taken and published without your authorisation — including paparazzi shots, images taken at events, or photographs published by press outlets in circumstances where you had a reasonable expectation of privacy — appear in Google Images. Privacy law and, in appropriate cases, copyright law provide routes to removal.
Images from a professional context that are damaging in a personal one
Photographs taken in a professional setting — a conference, a court appearance, a company profile — that are now appearing in personal searches and creating a misleading or harmful impression. These cases may be addressed through UK GDPR requests, defamation arguments (where the image creates a false impression) or direct engagement with the source.
Why We Succeed Where Others Fail at Image and Video Removal
Image and video removal from Google is more complex than it may appear. Platforms have incentives to resist removal, legal frameworks are nuanced, and the self-service tools available to individuals are inadequate for most cases. Here is why solicitor-led representation produces substantially better results:
- Legal authority that commands attention. A formal legal notice from a solicitor — citing specific statutory provisions, naming the applicable grounds for removal, and indicating the legal consequences of non-compliance — produces a fundamentally different response from Google, YouTube and website operators than an individual's request.
- Specialist knowledge of intimate image law. The law on intimate images has developed significantly in recent years, particularly through the Online Safety Act 2023 and the criminal offences it created. Our solicitors understand these provisions and use them effectively in urgent removal cases.
- Deepfake and AI image expertise. The law on AI-generated imagery is evolving rapidly. Our solicitors stay current with developments in this area and can deploy both the emerging legal framework and the platform-level reporting processes most likely to achieve urgent removal.
- Dual-track removal strategy. We pursue both Google delisting and removal from the source platform simultaneously. Removing an image only from Google's index does not remove it from the hosting website — and does not prevent re-indexing. We pursue both tracks to achieve comprehensive, durable results.
- ICO route where platforms resist. Where a platform refuses to remove content that constitutes a breach of data protection law, we can bring formal complaints and proceedings before the Information Commissioner's Office. This regulatory route — which we have used successfully, as in Diego's case — is often decisive.
- Speed in urgent cases. For intimate images and other urgent matters, we move quickly. We understand that every hour that content remains indexed and accessible causes additional harm, and we structure our approach accordingly.
- Confidentiality and legal privilege. Everything you tell us about the images or videos you want removed is protected by legal professional privilege. Our obligation of confidentiality is absolute. Many clients in image removal cases are concerned about who may become aware of the situation — with us, that concern is addressed from the outset.
Why Use a Solicitor — Not a Reputation Agency — for Image and Video Removal?
Image and video removal cases — particularly those involving intimate images, deepfakes, or content on resistant platforms — require legal authority that non-legal services simply do not have. The table below explains the critical differences.
| Capability | Cohen Davis Solicitors | Typical Agency / DIY |
|---|---|---|
| Can issue formal legal removal notices under UK law | Yes | No |
| Knowledge of intimate image offences under Online Safety Act 2023 | Yes | No |
| Communications protected by legal professional privilege | Yes — from first contact | No |
| Can bring ICO proceedings for data protection breaches | Yes | No |
| Can apply to court for urgent injunctions | Yes | No |
| SRA regulated — strict professional conduct standards | Yes | No |
| Pursues both Google delisting and source platform removal | Yes — dual track | Typically delisting only |
| Expertise in deepfake and AI-generated image removal | Yes | Unlikely |
| Handles YouTube and social media platform takedowns legally | Yes | Reporting tools only |
| Free expert assessment before committing to any fees | Yes — 15 minutes free | Varies |
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How the Process Works
Removing images and videos from Google with Cohen Davis Solicitors follows a clear three-stage process. For urgent cases — particularly intimate images — we accelerate each stage.
Free Expert Assessment
You request a free 15-minute consultation. A specialist solicitor reviews the images or videos at issue, identifies the applicable legal grounds — data protection, privacy, intimate image law, defamation or other — and gives you an honest assessment of your options and realistic prospects at no charge and with no obligation.
Strategy & Instruction
If we believe we can help and you instruct us, we develop a tailored strategy for your case. This will address both Google delisting and source platform removal where achievable, identify the strongest legal grounds, and include a clear fee agreement before any work begins.
Removal & Confirmation
We engage Google, the hosting platforms, website operators and the ICO as required, using our full legal authority to achieve removal. We keep you informed at every stage and confirm once the images or videos have been successfully removed from Google's index and, where achieved, from the source.
Our Fees
The initial 15-minute expert assessment is completely free of charge. There is no obligation to instruct us and no cost associated with the consultation itself.
If you instruct us, our fees depend on the nature and number of images or videos to be removed, the platforms involved, the legal strategy required, and whether the matter is contested by the hosting platform or website operator. We will provide you with a clear written fee estimate before any work begins.
For straightforward image delisting cases we typically offer fixed-fee arrangements. For more complex cases — including those involving multiple platforms, contested removal, ICO proceedings or court action — we offer hourly rate arrangements. We will always explain your fee options clearly and in writing before committing to any work.
For urgent intimate image cases, we understand that cost should not be a barrier to seeking help. We will discuss your specific situation and the options available — including the possibility of interim steps at reduced cost — during your assessment.
The first step — your free expert assessment — costs nothing. Request it today.
Request Your Free Expert Assessment
Complete the form below and a specialist solicitor will contact you to discuss removing your images or videos from Google. All enquiries are confidential and protected by legal professional privilege from the first contact.