YOUR NEXT STEP

They threaten to share my intimate photos

Start here

Do not send more material. Record the threat text and account, report it in the app and block the contact. Ask someone you trust for support. The guide has steps and support services; you do not need to send intimate images to use it.

Where do you need help?

What else you can do

Choose an option that fits your circumstances.

Report an Instagram message

A DM contains a suspicious link, a threat or a fake support message.

For a message you can access in the Instagram app.

How to contact them and what to prepare

Have these ready

The message and sender’s username. If you need to preserve a threat, do so before deleting the conversation.

What to do

Open the conversation and press and hold the specific message.
Tap Report and choose the matching reason. Do not open a suspicious link to test it.

Open Meta’s instructions

m.facebook.com · New tab

If it does not work

If the button is missing, save the exact notice and check the same account in the app and a browser. Use Report a problem for a broken interface; it does not replace an appeal.

Source and what we checked

Purpose of this contact option checked: September 29, 2026. An official page excerpt was available in search; the full text was not reviewed.

Submission was not tested. Availability for your account and an outcome are not guaranteed.

Official Meta source

Report content that breaks the rules

You need to report someone else’s post, for example threats or harassment.

For reporting content. Not for recovering your own account.

How to contact them and what to prepare

Have these ready

The specific post URL, what happened and why you are reporting it.

What to do

Choose the reason that matches the post and include its URL.
Include only relevant facts. If logged in to the app, you can also open the post menu and select Report.

Open the form

help.instagram.com · New tab

If it does not work

If asked to sign in, use your own account. If the form is unavailable, use the official Help page below to find an available route. An unavailable form does not mean your report was submitted.

Source and what we checked

Purpose of this contact option checked: September 29, 2026. An official page excerpt was available in search; the full text was not reviewed.

Meta limited automated viewing when opened. Submission was not tested. Availability for your account and an outcome are not guaranteed.

Official Meta source

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