Warning

Nudes are sexually explicit images of yourself or others, often shared online. Go to Website: Resources to support discussions with young people.

There are concerns about young people under the age of 18 selling nudes in exchange for money or gifts and associated CSE concern Go to Website: What is OnlyFans? What parents need to know | Internet Matters 

Shameless Youths is a campaign run by young people in West Dunbartonshire. They want the adults in young people's lives to be available to provide support when intimate images/content of them are shared online.    Go to Website: Shameless Youths (YouTube video duration 32s)I'm a Shameless Youth because...

There are a range of laws related to intimate images and consent, detailed here

This is a useful video to watch with young people with additional support for learning needs: Go to Website: Children with SEND | TALK Checklist by Internet Watch Foundation (iwf.org.uk)

 Duration 2min 47s

Maya's story

It’s against the law for anyone to share a sexual image or video of someone who’s under 18.  Childline and the Internet Watch Foundation have set up a service called Report Remove (Go to Website: Report Remove | Childline) to help young people under 18 yrs, in the UK, report sexual images and videos of themselves and remove them from the internet. Any course of action would need to be taken with support from Social Work.

This video explains how it works and is useful to show people who have been affected. (Duration 1min 11s)

Report Remove: removing nude images online

Editorial Information

Last reviewed: 20/06/2025

Next review date: 31/12/2025

Author(s): Jill Wilson, Health Improvement Lead, Sandyford Sexual Health Services .

Author email(s): jill.wilson7@nhs.scot.

Reviewer name(s): Jill Wilson, Health Improvement Lead, Sandyford Sexual Health Services .