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India — Available options

The number shows how many procedures are listed. It does not guarantee that your case will be accepted. Each option’s requirements are shown below.

Appeal an account restriction (1)

  • Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC)Local body or procedure

    Independent review of an eligible decision

    A review does not guarantee reversal. Do not duplicate a submission while the same case is still awaiting a response.

    What to do
    1. Find Meta’s notice, the decision date and the reply to your appeal.
    2. Answer the questions in our step-by-step guide to check the requirements. It takes your earlier requests into account and suggests the next step.
    3. Keep the submission confirmation and reference number. If asked for more information, reply within the same case.

    The IT Rules normally give the GO 7 days to resolve a grievance and allow appeal after the applicable deadline. GAC’s homepage instead says 30 days without a reply. Clarify this conflict; do not label every earlier appeal ineligible. After a decision, appeal within 30 days. Appellant Login uses mobile number, CAPTCHA and SMS OTP.

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Appeal the removal of a post (2)

  • Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC)Local body or procedure

    Independent review of an eligible decision

    A review does not guarantee reversal. Do not duplicate a submission while the same case is still awaiting a response.

    What to do
    1. Find Meta’s notice, the decision date and the reply to your appeal.
    2. Answer the questions in our step-by-step guide to check the requirements. It takes your earlier requests into account and suggests the next step.
    3. Keep the submission confirmation and reference number. If asked for more information, reply within the same case.

    The IT Rules normally give the GO 7 days to resolve a grievance and allow appeal after the applicable deadline. GAC’s homepage instead says 30 days without a reply. Clarify this conflict; do not label every earlier appeal ineligible. After a decision, appeal within 30 days. Appellant Login uses mobile number, CAPTCHA and SMS OTP.

    Read the source
  • Oversight BoardInternational service · specific conditions

    Independent review of an eligible decision

    A review does not guarantee reversal. Do not duplicate a submission while the same case is still awaiting a response.

    What to do
    1. Open Meta’s final post decision and find the reference ID. Without it, this route is unavailable.
    2. Choose Submit an Appeal on the Board’s site, sign in to your active account and submit within Meta’s stated deadline.
    3. Check Track Your Appeal. Submitting does not mean the Board will select the case.

    For eligible content decisions only: requires an active account, Meta’s final decision and a Meta-issued reference ID. The Board selects a limited number of cases. If the account is disabled and you cannot log in, this route does not fit.

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Resolve a payment or service dispute (3)

  • National Consumer Helpline (NCH)Local body or procedure

    Consumer complaint

    First identify the seller on the receipt: it may be Meta, Apple, Google or another company. A payment complaint does not guarantee account recovery.

    What to do
    1. Write to the seller: what you paid for, what went wrong and what remedy you want. Keep the reply.
    2. Check whether the local body accepts disputes with that seller. Give the facts and amount, and attach the receipt.
    3. Keep the submission confirmation and reference number. If asked for more information, reply within the same case.

    NCH handles consumer grievances before litigation. It is separate from GAC and does not issue a court judgment. Use it for a genuine service or payment dispute.

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  • Apple — Report a ProblemInternational service · specific conditions

    Consumer complaint

    First identify the seller on the receipt: it may be Meta, Apple, Google or another company. A payment complaint does not guarantee account recovery.

    What to do
    1. Sign in to Report a Problem with the account shown on your receipt.
    2. Choose Request a refund, a reason and the purchase.
    3. After submitting, check the request status there.

    Only purchases billed by Apple. Find the receipt and matching Apple Account. Country-specific refund eligibility applies; approval is not guaranteed.

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  • Google Play — refund requestInternational service · specific conditions

    Consumer complaint

    First identify the seller on the receipt: it may be Meta, Apple, Google or another company. A payment complaint does not guarantee account recovery.

    What to do
    1. Open the instructions below and select Request a refund.
    2. Missing purchase? Check order history and select Report a problem.
    3. Explain the refund reason. Track your existing request.

    Only Google Play purchases. EEA and UK users should follow the separate instructions linked by Google. Use the purchasing account.

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Report abuse, threats or scams (3)

  • National Cyber Crime Reporting PortalLocal body or procedure

    Report harm or an offence

    This concerns harm or misconduct, not reversing any Meta restriction. If you face immediate danger, contact local emergency services.

    What to do

    Official information confirms what the service covers, but we could not fully verify access to its page or form.

    Only partial information from official sources was available. Full requirements and the form could not be reconfirmed.

    Find the complaints section or contact details. Check whether the body handles your issue and which documents it needs. This link is not a confirmed submission form.

    Choose the relevant cybercrime category, such as hacking, extortion or fraud. Describe the facts and keep the complaint reference. Disagreeing with a Meta restriction alone does not make it a criminal matter. A cybercrime report does not replace the Grievance Officer process.

    Read the source
  • StopNCII.orgInternational service · specific conditions

    Help limit intimate-image sharing

    The service helps limit sharing on partner platforms. It cannot remove everything from the internet or restore an account.

    What to do
    1. Check your age when the image was made and the service’s conditions.
    2. On the official site, use only material already on your device. You do not need to send the file itself.
    3. Keep the case details and follow the instructions for checking progress.

    For intimate images of you taken at 18+, including threatened sharing. You need the file on your device. It stays there; a digital fingerprint is shared. Coverage is limited to participating public-facing platforms, not the whole internet or encrypted messages. Keep your case number and PIN.

    Read the source
  • Take It Down — NCMECInternational service · specific conditions

    Help limit intimate-image sharing

    The service helps limit sharing on partner platforms. It cannot remove everything from the internet or restore an account.

    What to do
    1. Check your age when the image was made and the service’s conditions.
    2. On the official site, use only material already on your device. You do not need to send the file itself.
    3. Keep the case details and follow the instructions for checking progress.

    For intimate images of you taken before age 18, even if you are now an adult. Use only a file already on your device: do not download or forward material to apply. Works on participating public or unencrypted platforms.

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Consider a court claim (2)

  • e-Jagriti — Consumer CommissionsLocal body or procedure

    Hearing an eligible court claim

    Small claims often concern monetary claims. The court may not have power to order account restoration. Consider fees, costs, deadlines, contract terms and local rules.

    What to do

    Official information confirms what the service covers, but we could not fully verify access to its page or form.

    Find the complaints section or contact details. Check whether the body handles your issue and which documents it needs. This link is not a confirmed submission form.

    e-Jagriti files cases with consumer commissions, separate from NCH and GAC. Open Help Docs → Consumer Complaint (CC) Case Filing. An eligible consumer dispute is required; a free account alone does not establish eligibility. The signed-in form was not fully reviewed.

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  • NALSA / State and District Legal Services AuthoritiesLocal body or procedure

    Advice on rights and next steps

    Check the service’s scope and any fees. Advice does not itself require Meta to restore an account.

    What to do
    1. Find the service’s contact details and choose your region if required.
    2. Briefly explain the situation. Ask what remedy you can seek and where to apply.
    3. Keep the submission confirmation and reference number. If asked for more information, reply within the same case.

    Legal-aid representation depends on section 12 categories and a genuine case under section 13. Even if you do not qualify for free representation, NALSA says legal advice remains available. Approach the appropriate district, state or court-level authority; applying is free.

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Your connection to the country matters, not your account language. Individual bodies have additional requirements.

India · Report abuse, threats or scams

All options by goal

Different routes seek different outcomes. Use a data or payment complaint only when that is the actual issue.

Help me choose the next step

Answer only what you know. We compare your answers with researched conditions; the recipient makes the final eligibility decision.

Worth checking for your case: 0 · Requirements need checking: 3 · Does not fit the stated answer: 0

No confirmed matching option was found for these answers. Correct only an inaccurate answer or check requirements with the recipient.

This is preliminary matching, not eligibility confirmation or a success estimate.

Choose a suitable option

Check what the service helps with and its requirements. Open a suitable option to see the steps and a link to the official website.

Requirements need checkingReport harm or an offenceNational Cyber Crime Reporting PortalChoose the relevant cybercrime category, such as hacking, extortion or fraud. Describe the facts and keep the complaint reference. Disagreeing with a Meta restriction alone does not make it a criminal matter.Requirements, deadlines and documents: Not confirmed. Check with the recipient.Steps and full conditions

Local body or procedure

National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal

What this route offers: Report harm or an offence

Someone is threatening or abusing you, sharing harmful content or running a scam. Each service handles specific cases, described below.

Choose the relevant cybercrime category, such as hacking, extortion or fraud. Describe the facts and keep the complaint reference. Disagreeing with a Meta restriction alone does not make it a criminal matter. A cybercrime report does not replace the Grievance Officer process.

Check the submission process first

Official information confirms what the service covers, but we could not fully verify access to its page or form.

Only partial information from official sources was available. Full requirements and the form could not be reconfirmed.

This concerns harm or misconduct, not reversing any Meta restriction. If you face immediate danger, contact local emergency services.

Why this result

Requirements need checking

Not all requirements for this route are represented in the matcher. Check the recipient’s full instructions.

This is preliminary matching, not eligibility confirmation or a success estimate.

Requirements, deadlines and documents
Possible remedy
Not confirmed. Check with the recipient.
Prerequisites
Not confirmed. Check with the recipient.
Deadline and starting event
Not confirmed. Check with the recipient.
Cost
Not confirmed. Check with the recipient.
Filing language
Not confirmed. Check with the recipient.
Access and sign-in
Not confirmed. Check with the recipient.

What to do

Find the complaints section or contact details. Check whether the body handles your issue and which documents it needs. This link is not a confirmed submission form.

Find the authority’s contacts
What to prepare

Account links or IDs, dates, notices, your requests and replies. For payments, keep the receipt and seller’s name.

What to do after applying

No reply yet

Check the submission confirmation, your spam folder and the service’s case portal. Look up its stated response time. If that time has passed, ask for an update and include your existing case reference, if you have one.

Your application was not accepted

Read the reason. A case outside the body’s powers, missing documents and a decision against your claim call for different next steps. Correct the stated gaps or follow the appeal instructions in the reply. Check the appeal deadline before submitting again.

You have a reply, but the issue remains

Compare the reply with your request. If it is guidance, follow the named procedure. If there is a settlement, keep its terms and due date. If unfulfilled, contact the recipient with the case number and evidence.

Official source and review details

Official information confirms what the service covers, but we could not fully verify access to its page or form.

Sources researched:
No real complaints were submitted.

Latest source check:
Only partial information from official sources was available. Full requirements and the form could not be reconfirmed.

Help available internationally

These services have their own requirements. Their availability does not mean that your country has a local body that handles account recovery.

Requirements need checkingHelp limit intimate-image sharingStopNCII.orgFor intimate images of you taken at 18+, including threatened sharing. You need the file on your device. It stays there; a digital fingerprint is shared.Cost: The filing fee was not established from the reviewed evidence. Check with the recipient.Steps and full conditions

International service · specific conditions

StopNCII.org

What this route offers: Help limit intimate-image sharing

Someone is sharing your intimate images without consent or threatening to do so. Choose by your age when the image was made.

For intimate images of you taken at 18+, including threatened sharing. You need the file on your device. It stays there; a digital fingerprint is shared. Coverage is limited to participating public-facing platforms, not the whole internet or encrypted messages. Keep your case number and PIN.

The service helps limit sharing on partner platforms. It cannot remove everything from the internet or restore an account.

Why this result

Requirements need checking

Not all requirements for this route are represented in the matcher. Check the recipient’s full instructions.

  • This is a specific intimate-image route. Age at creation, file possession or a court’s country connection must be checked separately for the particular service.

This is preliminary matching, not eligibility confirmation or a success estimate.

Requirements, deadlines and documents
Possible remedy
Hash matching by participating platforms may prevent/limit sharing. It does not cover the whole internet or encrypted messages; modified files may evade matching.
Sources for these requirementsConfirmed by the source
Prerequisites
You are depicted, were 18+ when the image was created, and already possess the file. Submit your own case. Threatened sharing can qualify; check rules for modified/synthetic images.
Sources for these requirementsConfirmed by the source
Deadline and starting event
You do not need to wait for publication; a general filing deadline was not established. Status updates may take 3–5 days, not a removal guarantee.Case creation starts the possible status-update interval; publication is not required.
Sources for these requirementsPartly confirmed
Cost
The filing fee was not established from the reviewed evidence. Check with the recipient.
Sources for these requirementsNot confirmed
Filing language
Filing language was not verified. The website language or an available translation does not establish an accepted filing language.
Sources for these requirementsNot confirmed
Access and sign-in
The image hash is created on your device; the file stays there. Keep the case number and PIN. Separate account requirements were not verified.
Sources for these requirementsPartly confirmed

Conditions checked: 2026-10-04

What to do

  1. Check your age when the image was made and the service’s conditions.
  2. On the official site, use only material already on your device. You do not need to send the file itself.
  3. Keep the case details and follow the instructions for checking progress.
Open the complaint instructions
What to prepare

Read the service’s own instructions. Do not send intimate material to ClearRules or download it just to make a report.

Official source and review details

We have reviewed the official instructions. Check the current requirements and whether the form is available before submitting.

Sources researched:
No real complaints were submitted.

Latest source check:
Official material was read. This does not test complaint submission or confirm that your case qualifies.

Requirements need checkingHelp limit intimate-image sharingTake It Down — NCMECFor intimate images of you taken before age 18, even if you are now an adult. Use only a file already on your device: do not download or forward material to apply. Works on participating public or unencrypted platforms.Cost: Free.Steps and full conditions

International service · specific conditions

Take It Down — NCMEC

What this route offers: Help limit intimate-image sharing

Someone is sharing your intimate images without consent or threatening to do so. Choose by your age when the image was made.

For intimate images of you taken before age 18, even if you are now an adult. Use only a file already on your device: do not download or forward material to apply. Works on participating public or unencrypted platforms.

The service helps limit sharing on partner platforms. It cannot remove everything from the internet or restore an account.

Why this result

Requirements need checking

Not all requirements for this route are represented in the matcher. Check the recipient’s full instructions.

  • This is a specific intimate-image route. Age at creation, file possession or a court’s country connection must be checked separately for the particular service.

This is preliminary matching, not eligibility confirmation or a success estimate.

Requirements, deadlines and documents
Possible remedy
Limiting sharing through hashes on participating public/unencrypted services. Full removal, encrypted-channel coverage and account restoration are not guaranteed.
Sources for these requirementsConfirmed by the source
Prerequisites
A nude/sexual image of you created before age 18 already exists on your device. Current age and country do not limit access. If the file is absent or there is blackmail, see CyberTipline.
Sources for these requirementsConfirmed by the source
Deadline and starting event
A general filing deadline was not established; the service does not send individual match notifications. Do not wait for such a notification as proof of removal.The event starting the filing period was not established.
Sources for these requirementsNot confirmed
Cost
Free.
Sources for these requirementsConfirmed by the source
Filing language
Filing language was not verified. The website language or an available translation does not establish an accepted filing language.
Sources for these requirementsNot confirmed
Access and sign-in
No identity is required. A hash is created locally from an existing file; the image is not sent. Do not download or forward material just to use the service.
Sources for these requirementsConfirmed by the source

Conditions checked: 2026-10-04

What to do

  1. Check your age when the image was made and the service’s conditions.
  2. On the official site, use only material already on your device. You do not need to send the file itself.
  3. Keep the case details and follow the instructions for checking progress.
Open the complaint instructions
What to prepare

Read the service’s own instructions. Do not send intimate material to ClearRules or download it just to make a report.

Official source and review details

We have reviewed the official instructions. Check the current requirements and whether the form is available before submitting.

Sources researched:
No real complaints were submitted.

Latest source check:
Official material was read. This does not test complaint submission or confirm that your case qualifies.

If you also have another issue

Appeal an account restrictionAppeal the removal of a postResolve a payment or service disputeConsider a court claim
Does every country have an account-recovery route?

We have not confirmed that every country has an account-recovery process outside Meta. This directory covers the listed countries, with options for data, payments, harmful content and, where available, account restrictions and court claims. Several links do not mean several ways to restore an account. We state when no suitable option has been found.

The review covers the entries in this directory. It does not establish that every possible route has been found. An accessible page, an applicable procedure and a successful outcome are different things.

How to use this directory

Different bodies handle different issues. A refused data request, a payment dispute and an account appeal involve separate procedures. Choose the one that matches your situation. The body you contact decides whether to accept the case and what action to take.

Each card shows when its sources were researched. No real complaints were submitted.

Country and topic appear in the page address. Do not upload documents, passwords or codes here.

Countries in the directory · 78