When you use Report Remove, your image or video is shared with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). They'll work with the police to get your image removed from the internet.
Most of the time, nobody will know that you've made a report and it won't be shared with anyone else.
If the police already have the image or video you report, then they might investigate what's happened. Only the police can decide if they'll need to tell someone else.
The police might already have your image or video if:
- someone has reported it on another website and that website passed it to the police
- they're investigating someone who had or has the image or video already
- someone else reported the image to them directly.
Remember that the police are there to protect you, not to get you into trouble. If the image has been reported somewhere else and you're worried, you can always speak to a Childline counsellor.