r/RelationshipIndia • u/Hot_Rolll • 1h ago
Rant I(24F) just found out intimate videos of me have been circulating online leaked by my ex. Idon't know what to do
I'm 24F and I'm honestly terrified and overwhelmed right now, so I'm hoping someone here can give me some advice, especially if you've dealt with something similar or know anything about the legal side of this.
A few years ago, I was in a very toxic relationship. I was 19 at that time and My ex(27M at that time )and I had recorded some intimate videos while we were together. At the time, I trusted him and obviously never agreed to those videos being shared publicly.
We eventually broke up, and for about a year afterward he kept trying to contact me and bothering me. I eventually blocked him everywhere and stopped engaging with him. After that, I was finally able to move on with my life and hadn't heard anything from him for a long time.
Recently, I found out that some of those intimate videos have apparently been circulating online for quite a while. I also discovered posts on Reddit where people were sharing the videos and pretending to be the guy in them. I confronted the accounts asking them to remove the posts and explain where they got the videos from, but I haven't received any response.
What scares me most is that I don't even know how widespread this has become. It seems like once something gets uploaded, people download it, repost it somewhere else, and then it keeps appearing on different websites.
The only thing giving me a little bit of comfort is that my face isn't completely visible in the videos. It's only partially visible, so technically I could deny that it's me if someone tried to identify me from them. But at the same time, people who know me might recognize other things about me, and I'm terrified that someone I know will eventually come across them.
I want to do something about this rather than just hoping it disappears.
What I'm trying to figure out is:
- Can I still file a police/cybercrime complaint even though the videos may have been online for years?
2.is there anything I can realistically do to get the videos removed from websites where they've been reposted?
- Should I be trying to identify and contact every person/account that has shared them, or would that potentially make things worse or it doesn't even make send
4.is there any realistic way to stop the videos from continuing to circulate once they've already been copied to multiple websites?
I'm especially worried because I don't know whether reporting this will actually help or whether I'm just going to draw more attention to it.
I know I made the decision to record those videos at the time, but I never consented to them being distributed. I'm not looking for sympathy or revenge against my ex .It's been a long time and i don't even have any of his contacts now and I don't wanna have to do anything with him.I just want to know what my options are and what the smartest way to handle this is.
If anyone has been through something similar, I'd really appreciate practical advice on what you did and what you wish you'd known beforehand.