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Safety · 4 min · Updated September 2026

Private images shared

If a private image has been shared, the job is to stop the spread and protect your child — not blame first. Many children stay quiet because they fear the reaction.

In short

Ask for the image to be deleted where you can. Report in the app. Keep evidence. SletDet at Save the Children Denmark helps get harmful content taken down. AnmeldDet is Save the Children’s hotline if you have seen child sexual abuse material. Contact the police if a child is in the image, or if someone is threatening. Tell your child you are on their side.

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    Support your child

    Say you are there. Many children stay quiet because they fear losing the phone. Ask what they need right now — not only what happened.

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    Report and ask for deletion

    Use the app’s report for images of children or unwanted sharing. Ask friends not to forward it. Do not keep the image on your own phones unless you need it as evidence. SletDet at Save the Children Denmark can advise on takedown. If you have seen child sexual abuse material, use AnmeldDet. The police take reports. Note where the image was seen — app, group and date.

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More help in Denmark

If you need someone to talk to, use these — they are free, and they take parents and children.

  • SletDet counselling 29 27 01 01

    Save the Children’s free counselling in Denmark for children, young people and parents facing bullying, image sharing, hacking and other harmful experiences online. Call 29 27 01 01. You do not need everything sorted before you call.

  • AnmeldDet

    Save the Children’s hotline for anonymously reporting child sexual abuse material seen online. Save the URL and date if you can — but report even without them.

  • Digital sexual offences

    The Danish police explain grooming and how to report if a child is pressured or threatened online. Read the guidance before confronting the other party.

  • Children’s Helpline 116 111

    Børns Vilkår. Children and young people in Denmark can call or write anonymously on 116 111. Also when it feels urgent, but does not require 112.

  • Parents’ Helpline 35 55 55 57

    Børns Vilkår. Free, anonymous counselling for parents and relatives in Denmark on 35 55 55 57. They take calls about screens, conflict and online problems.

  • Police 114 114

    Call 114, or report on politi.dk, when it is not an emergency but you need the police. Keep confirmation of the report if you receive one.

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