Content removal by platform in Hong Kong
Every platform has its own report forms, evidence rules and response times, and Hong Kong sets no takedown deadline for any of them. Pick the platform where the post, thread, video or profile appears to see what NetClearer removes there, which route works best, and which free options you can use yourself.
Published · Updated by Pierre Billard, founder of NetClearer
Pick a platform
Harmful content rarely stays in one place. A naming thread on LIHKG is screenshotted into Telegram channels, then reposted on Facebook and Instagram within a day. Start with the platform where it first appeared: the copies elsewhere are covered by the same written assessment.
Facebook post removal
Estate-group exposure posts, doxxing with HKID or flat details, cloned profiles and copied shop pages on Facebook: reported to Meta, and to the PCPD when it is doxxing.
Learn moreInstagram and Threads removal
Fake Instagram accounts using your photos or shop name, harassment accounts, leaked private photos and Threads call-out posts: reported to Meta under the matching policy.
Learn moreLIHKG and forum posts
Naming threads, workplace gossip and personal data on LIHKG, Discuss.com.hk, Baby-Kingdom and HKGolden: reported to the forum with a precise notice, and to Google.
Learn moreTelegram channel removal
Leak channels, upskirt groups and doxxing channels on Telegram: public links reported to Telegram, the PCPD route for doxxing, and copies traced to other sites and Google.
Learn moreAdult site removal
Hong Kong leaks re-uploaded on tube and streaming sites: removal requests to each site, StopNCII hashing where it works, Google de-indexing and checks for mirror copies.
Learn moreX (Twitter) removal
Reposted intimate images, posts exposing your personal data and accounts pretending to be you on X: reported through X’s own forms, with Google and the PCPD where they apply.
Learn moreYouTube video removal
Videos that show your face, voice or personal details without consent, AI-made likeness videos and harassment clips on YouTube: reported through YouTube’s privacy complaint process.
Learn moreReddit post removal
Reddit threads that name you, posts with your personal data and intimate images shared without consent: reported to subreddit moderators and to Reddit, then to Google.
Learn moreLinkedIn impersonation
Cloned profiles of Hong Kong professionals, fake executives, bogus recruiters and copied company pages on LinkedIn: reported under LinkedIn’s impersonation and fake account rules.
Learn moreTinder and dating apps
Fake dating profiles using your photos, romance-scam accounts and naked-chat blackmail that starts with a match: reported to Tinder, with any leaked copies removed elsewhere.
Learn moreReport routes and Hong Kong levers
Without an online-safety regulator, removal depends on each platform’s own rules. Two Hong Kong levers add weight: the PCPD can serve doxxing cessation notices on platforms based overseas, and since the Fevaworks ruling a forum host must act once properly notified of a defamatory post.
| Platform | What we remove | Report route | Hong Kong lever |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doxxing and debt-shaming posts, fake pages and profiles, scam ads using your photo | In-app report; Meta Help Centre forms for privacy, impersonation and intimate images, usable without an account | PCPD cessation notice for doxxing; StopNCII hashes | |
| Impersonation accounts, harassing stories and posts, intimate images | In-app report; Meta impersonation and privacy forms | PCPD for doxxing; s.159AAE police report for intimate images | |
| LIHKG | Threads naming you, your family or your company, posts exposing your address or HKID number | Report function in the thread, then a written notice to the operator with URL, words and reasons | Fevaworks notice principle; PCPD for doxxing |
| Telegram | Leak and doxxing posts in public channels and groups | In-app report; email to abuse@telegram.org with public t.me links | PCPD notices reach overseas platforms |
| Adult sites | Intimate videos and images posted without consent, mirror and tube copies | The site’s removal form, its host, then Google’s intimate imagery form | s.159AAE (altered images included); RainLily and StopNCII |
| X (Twitter) | Reposted intimate media, private information, impersonation | Forms on help.x.com | PCPD for doxxing; Google de-indexing |
| YouTube | Videos, Shorts and comments that expose, harass or impersonate you | In-app report; YouTube privacy complaint form | PCPD for doxxing; Google legal removal form |
| Naming threads, personal details, sexualised posts | reddit.com/report; subreddit moderators | StopNCII partner; PCPD for doxxing | |
| Fake profiles posing as you or your executives, defamatory posts | Report on the profile or post; LinkedIn help forms | Platform policy only | |
| Tinder | Fake profiles using your photos, screenshots of your profile or chats | In-app report, or the online form if you are not matched | Platform policy; ADCC 18222 for romance scams |
Google Search follows its own policies too, whatever the platform does. Prices do not change by platform: see pricing.
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Free, confidential assessment in writing. Send the links through the form: we reply within 24 hours with the route, the timeline and the fixed HK$ price.